Budget Rp 1.5 Billion To Guarantee Health

estimated Kulonprogo kabupaten governments require funds of Rp 1.5 billion to gather 25,000 people with poor health insurance, either Jamkesmas and Jamkesos. Increased health costs due to this disease because of high infection, epidemiologis transition and development of technology.

In addition, behavior of people who claim the poor are actually able to enter category. Most of them still ask for free treatment to the sick rumas, so that the funds be spent more.

"Many non-poor people who ask for free treatment or treatment with the cost of relief is submitting Certificate No Mampu (SKTM), and finally get a subsidy from Pemkab. This makes the budget regardless of health insurance that is less certain. Moreover, funds from the budget year, only about Rp. 700 million, "said the Head of Public Health Lestariyono in Kulonprogo audiensinya to Regent in Joglo Pemkab, Saturday (18 / 4).

The plan, Regional Technical Executive Unit (UPTD) or Regional Health Assurance Jamkesda akan implement cross-subsidy to address this health insurance problem. Kepesertaan health insurance will be done with a closed system that refers to by name and by addres directly, with the premium of Rp. 10,000 every month.

Regent Kulonprogo Toyo S Dipo said support with what is planned by the Department of Health. Toyo also ask the Health Department under guard to do the problems of funding health insurance is up to the legislative institution, so that everything can be run better. "Must be under guard continuously, even when the discussion of the health insurance budget into the legislative institution," he said... www.es-teler.blogspot.com