Jakarta, July 15 -- The Indonesian government has assisted 96.8 million underprivileged people through the National Health Insurance (JKN) program under the Fund Assistance Recipient (PBI) scheme, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said.

"As many as 96.8 million people are covered by the government's PBI health insurance scheme. They are included in deciles 1-4 (the group with the lowest level of welfare nationally)," he said during a hearing with Commission IX of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) on Tuesday.

He explained that PBI contributions dominated JKN revenue, accounting for 29 percent in 2024, and that PBI participants recorded the second-highest number of visits to healthcare facilities through May 2025.

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