Floating Hospital & A Sinking Healthcare System

Indonesia In-depth

Launched in 2014, Indonesia’s Healthcare and Social Security Agency, locally known as BPJS Health, administers universal health care to millions of Indonesians through a heavily subsidized scheme. Although policy makers have good intentions, it's running an approximately US$1.49 billion deficit causing some health providers to be on the brink of collapse after being owed millions of dollars. Covering the program’s cost is not the only thing out of reach, BPJS services remain unattainable for many Indonesians that are outside of the main islands. Some private citizens have taken it upon themselves to provide healthcare for these areas. One non-profit organization called Doctorshare is risking their lives to serve patients in remote parts of the country. With sit down with a healthcare special staff to the former Governor of Jakarta, Basuki Tjahja Purnama (Ahok) and current program head of Doctorshare, Stanley Saputra, to discuss the BPJS Health crisis and the current healthcare situation in remote areas of Indonesia. // This episode is sponsored by We Work. Use this exclusive link to take advantage of a great promo: weworkdaypass.splashthat.com/ Enter promo code “indepth” and you’ll get a free day-pass to enjoy a Hot Desk membership with member benefits for the day in any Jakarta location. We thank We Work for their support! // Read text version of this episode: www.indonesiaindepth.com or through Shawn’s LinkedIn page: http://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-corrigan/ // Say hi to us! // Email: [e-mail] //Twitter: @IndoIndepth // All music licensed.