In addition, access to medicines is still an obstacle for some JKN participants. Transportation costs for taking medicine may be higher than the monthly JKN dues. For example, JKN participants have to pay a fee of IDR 40,000 to go to a pharmacy where they can get their medicine, which means round trip to IDR 80,000, while the JKN class 3 dues are only IDR 42,000 with a payment scheme of IDR 35,000 to be paid by JKN participants and IDR 7,000 to be borne by the government.
“With telemedicine, medicine delivery can reach the door of JKN participants’ homes. General practitioners at FKTP can make direct referrals to medical specialists at a hospital. Doctors at FKTP will describe the patient’s condition and medical specialists at the hospital will provide treatment advice, so that the process of handling JKN patients runs more effectively and efficiently,” he added.
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On the same occasion, PT Good Doctor Technology Indonesia Managing Director Danu Wicaksana stated that the signing of this collaboration was in line with the vision of BPJS Kesehatan and Good Doctor. “We aim to maintain our excellence in delivering high quality care via telemedicine, to further support BPJS efforts to enrichen the lives of more people in Indonesia,” he said. (est)