Government steps in to bail out BPJS
(WorldNews Indonesia)

The government has allocated Rp 4.99 trillion (US$335.02 million) to bail out the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan), a far cry from the estimated Rp 10.99 trillion deficit the state insurer is facing this year. Deputy Finance Minister Mardiasmo said on Monday that the ministry had issued a regulation stating that it would inject funds set aside in the 2018 state budget into the state health insurer. “God willing, the money will be disbursed by the end of this week or the beginning of next week,” he said in the joint meeting with the House Commission IX in Jakarta on Monday. To further assist BPJS Kesehatan, the ministry has devised a “policy mix”...