Problem BPJS, Askes Ready to Be Crushed

PT Health Insurance (Askes) said it will be ready to follow whatever decision the government if the bill BPJS hammer knock the House late this July.

"As one of the state, any government decision we will obey. We are still waiting for the results because we believe that the best interests of the people of Indonesia," said Director of Askes Gede Subawa when meeting the media in a series of anniversary Askes to-43, in his office Friday (07/15/2011).

Furthermore, he stated that during even this, it has changed some as an adjustment structure for organizing the social security institutions. "We have become a PT is a nonprofit, has a good service, and never again pay dividend to the government," he continued.

In addition, he also stated that it does not have specific steps to prepare for the future if the government decided to merge four state-owned organizer of the existing social security.

"The efforts that we do now have switched from business to educate people about the importance of health insurance, one of which is with the Public's Health Insurance Program (PJKMU). If the regents or mayors have MoU with it, they are also familiar beriuran," said Gede .

For information, the bill is being deliberated BPJS government and Parliament are still walking a lot, In fact, the deadline for the discussion of this bill is up to 23 July. One of the things that are difficult to reap a deal is about the plan of amalgamation of four state-owned PT Askes, Social Security, and Taspen Asabri into new BPJS.