The government increases BPJS health contributions, this is the response of the Supreme Court

YAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Supreme Court (MA) affirmed that it did not interfere with the authority of the central government regarding the increase of BPJS Health contributions.

BPJS contributions are known to be raised again through Presidential Regulation No. 64 of 2020 on the Second Amendment to Perpres Number 82 of 2018 on Health Insurance.

“The Supreme Court will not interfere and will not respond, because it is an area of ​​government authority,” MA spokesman Andi Samsan Nganro told Kompas.com on Wednesday (05/13/2020).

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The Supreme Court only believes that President Joko Widodo has taken careful consideration to raise BPJS rates again.

The Supreme Court was only tasked with adjudicating petition cases for the right to test material against regulations whose position is below the law.

“And even then, if there are parties who oppose acting as petitioners, they submit to the Supreme Court,” he said.

It is known that, at the end of last year, the government had raised BPJS’s health contribution rates through Presidential Regulation No. 75 of 2019 on health insurance. However, the Supreme Court canceled the increase.

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Then, the government increased BPJS health rates again as stipulated in Perpres Number 64 of 2020 regarding the Second Amendment to Perpres Number 82 of 2018 regarding Health Insurance.

The regulation was signed by President Jokowi on Tuesday (5/5/2020).

The increase in contributions for the independent participants of the segments of non-salaried workers (PBPU) and non-employees (BP) is regulated in article 34.