02.02.04.01. Are there any planned changes to the financing strategies or financing mechanisms to fund the health system? | Indonesia

02.02.04.01. Are there any planned changes to the financing strategies or financing mechanisms to fund the health system? | Indonesia

13 Apr 2022

Yes. The Ministry of Health in Indonesia pursues a five-step Strategic Plan (2015-2019). The key aspects on the agenda are the ‘revitalization of community health centres (puskesmas)’, continuation of care, and ‘specific solutions for specific health problems’. Planned changes to the financing strategy have only been outlined for community health centres. The Ministry of Health declared the aim to ‘increase […] the budget for facilities and support for puskesmas’ but it did not explicitly outline how this will be approached (Claramita et al., 2017, p.9). The Ministry of Health further states the aim to reduce ‘household burden [due] to finance health services’ from 37 per cent to 10 per cent (Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia, 2015a, p.45).

References:

Claramita, M., Syah, N. A., Ekawati, F. M., Hilman, O., & Kusnanto, H. (2017). Primary Health Care Systems (PRIMASYS): Comprehensive case study from Indonesia. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/alliance-hpsr/projects/AHPSR-PRIMASYS-Indonesia-comprehensive.pdf

Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia. (2015a). Ministry of Health Regulation No. 67/2015 on Geriatric Services in Public Health Center (Permenkes No. 67/2015 Tentang Penyelenggaraan Pelayanan Kesehatan Lanjut Usia Di Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat). Kementrian Kesehatan Indonesia, 1–140.