(12/18/2011)
The provincial government of Bali is targeting for all Bali residents to be issued an electronic health insurance card in 2012.
The Kartu Electronic Jaminan Kesehatan Bali Mandara (e-JKBM) or electronic health insurance card is intended to provide access to free medical care for all Bali residents.
As reported by
Beritabali.com, the chief of the
Bali Health Service, Dr. Nyoman Sutedja, told the press on Wednesday, December 14, 2011, that the introduction of the
e-JKBM would remove the possibility of anyone being refused health care at a community health center of a hospital in Bali simply due to a lack of funds.
The cards will also remove the burden of having to go to the village or sub-district chief to obtain a letter of introduction, now needed to obtain free medical care in Bali.
Sutedja confirmed that the government has already issued 543,000
e-JKBM cards, a number he wants to see grow to 600,000 next year.
The provincial government has allocated Rp. 226 billion (US$25.1 million) to provide health services to the poor in 2012.
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