THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH INSURANCE BY SOCIAL SECURITY AGENCY (BPJS)

The establishment of Social Security Agency (BPJS), that includes Healthcare BPJS and Workers BPJS, is aimed to provide insurance for the fulfillment of each person?s essential need to live a decent life, and for the provision of social welfare for Indonesian people.The provision of health insurance through Healthcare BPJS basically has not been optimal; the policy has not improved people?s health. This study focuses on the problems of implementation of Law No. 24 of 2011 on the Social Security Agency and Law No. 36 of 2009 on Health in the administration of health insurance at the District General Hospital of East Jakarta, BudhiAsih. This study uses descriptive qualitative approach, with the design of rapid assessment procedure, which is a way to improve and understand the problems encountered in implementing health programs by using a qualitative approach. The study concludes that the Laws on BPJS and Health are implemented by providing counseling and empowerment, through health education to the community with the aim of raising public awareness to be more concerned about health. Protection is implemented through activities of prevention against possible diseases that can cause health problems. Services are provided through the provision of health care facilities for the needing people, both members and non-members of Healthcare BPJS. Overall the services for members of BPJS have been enjoyed by the public at large, because BudhiAsih Hospital in East Jakarta has been earnest in providing social security for all people because it is mandated by the 1945 Constitution.