ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF DOMPET DHUAFA IN FILLING THE GAP IN ACCESS TO UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE FOR POOR PEOPLE IN INDONESIA

Abstract

The Government of Indonesia through The Social Security Administrator for Health (BPJS Kesehatan) has tried to provide Universal health coverage (UHC) to health services for all Indonesian people. In 2022, there are 88 million poor people recorded in BPJS PBI (Contribution Assistance Recipients) data from a quota of 96.8 million allocated from the State Budget. In 2023, the BPJS PBI quota will be reduced to 60 million people andin 2024 to 40 million people. In an effort to realize its vision as a philanthropic organization and fulfill the basic health rights of the poor, Dompet Dhuafa has mapped the gap that occurs based on data on health services carried out through the Dompet Dhuafa Free Health Service (LKC) in 12 provinces in Indonesia. The gap is in the limited public knowledge of BPJS PBI participation rights, procedures for accessing health services, and efforts to fulfill complementary support in the health sector. To overcome this gap, Dompet Dhuafa has conducted a Health Emergency Response program and opened access to health insurance advocacy. This program aims to provide knowledge, protection, assistance, and strategic partnerships between various parties in an effort to fulfill UHC for the poor. The purpose of this research is to analyze the role of Dompet Dhuafa in bridging the gap in accesss to universal health coverage for the poor people in Indonesia trough advocacy activities and emergency Health Response (RDK). The research method used is a quantitative model with descriptive data sourced from service and beneficiary data, distribution, and expansion of networks, and achievements of advocacy for health services and insurance in 12 provinces in Indonesia. From the available data, the efforts made by Dompet Dhuafa have contributed to filling the gap in access to universal health coverage for poor people in Indonesia.

DOI: 10.24191/JIPSF/v6n22024_25-38