Liputan6.com, Jakarta : Even though victims of floods or volcanic eruptions are the responsibility of the regions, the Deputy Minister of Health, Ali Gufron Mukti, hopes that people will start investing in the new social security system or JKN (National Health Insurance).
"Victims of floods or other disasters may participate, but what is clear is that specifically for disasters, this has been budgeted for by the regional or central government. So if he falls ill because of the disaster, it has been budgeted for. "Because disasters are included in the disaster emergency period," said the Deputy Minister of Health during a visit to the editor of Liputan6.com and written on Thursday (6/2/2014).
The Deputy Minister of Health also said that no one wants and knows when a disaster will come. If he has become a JKN participant, if at any time he is not sick and comes to the doctor's office for a consultation, everything is covered based on the premium paid every month.
“The essence of this social security system is to help the community. If there are people who do not participate in this, they will certainly lose themselves. "Imagine by only paying IDR 25,500 or not paying for the poor, or paying IDR 59,500 for class 1, then he can go to the doctor 20 times," said the Deputy Minister of Health.
In fact, the Deputy Minister of Health continued, for those of you who have an accident or suffer from cancer or dialysis, everything is guaranteed. So this is a golden opportunity.
"There's no need to rush because we are taking steps until 2019, but the sooner the better because now there are still lots of queues. Every day an average of 200 people register to become participants at one BPJS branch. But remember, we hope that people can maintain a clean and healthy lifestyle so that they can continue to be healthy without needing to be hospitalized. "Consultation is fine," added the Deputy Minister of Health.
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