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ABSTRACT
This article illustrates the particular dynamic of welfare decommodification in
decentralization context in Indonesia. To gain further understanding of this topic, it
is worth reviewing Kulon Progo regency experience that embarked on removing
classes stratification at any in-patient room in Kulon Progo Regional General
Hospital and in Nyi Ageng Serang Hospital through 'classless hospital policy'. With
regard to this case, the author will provide a research-based review about this policy
by using exploratory case study method. This method helps to understand the
values and ideational perspective that displayed on a feature offered on this policy.
It is concluded that classless hospital policy is a political response against the market
logic of national health care system that still loaded by income-based discrimination.
Furthermore, this policy has also became a 'battleground of discourse' between
central-local governments in managing health care system.
1. INTRODUCTION
After four years since it was first launched in 1999, decentralization policy in
Indonesia has remained a dilemmatic problem for health care configurations. In one
Research Institute in 2012 found that 245 of 262 districts that provided information
had some sort of local health financing scheme’ (Aspinall, 2014, p. 808), even in
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health schemes, compared to central government scheme (Mas'udi & Hanif, 2011).
(Aspinall, 2014; Harjanta, 2018; Yuda, 2018) contend that many local governments
perserve their program and reluctant to integrate to national health care program,
in Kulon Progo Regional General Hospital and in Nyi Ageng Serang Hospital. The
initiative is known as 'classless hospital policy' designated to reduce the social gap
in accessing health care services for everyone since 2015–one year after BPJS-
national health care system that emphasis on contribution package that paid fixed
different view.
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CHANGE
span of president Soeharto reign. The first statutory health insurance namely
Agency for Health Care Funds (Badan Penyelenggara Dana Pemeliharaan Kesehatan
– BPDPK) for civil servants and military in 1968. The characteristic envisioned of
Goodman & Peng, 1996). At this phase, health inequallity manifested itself in
benefit of this scheme was extended to retired military personnel, retired civil
manufacturing, by 1992, the government changed BPDPK into PT. AKSES (Health
formal health insurance feature for the low income citizens under the Public Health
Surprisingly, a year after World Bank published a report that stated that Indonesia
was projected will reach an economic growth rate of 7.8 per cent until 2001
(Sumarto, 2017), suddenly, the wave of Asian financial crisis quickly hit Indonesia
situation, the Soeharto’s succecor, namely President Habibie launched the Social
Safety Nets (Jaring Pengaman Sosial–JPS) program, that were designed to improve
the well being of poor or vulnerable group during the economic transition priod at
1998-2000 (Ramesh, 2000; Ramesh, 2004; Joedadibrata, 2012). JPS program consist
programmes, subsidized rice for the poor and healthcare. The last one, was the
trajectory for the development of regional health insurance (Jamkesda) in all district
in Indonesia.
In 2004, the government of Indonesia enacted the National Social Security System
(Sistem Jaminan Sosial Nasional–SJSN) law in which followed 10 years later with its
healthcare and death benefits for employee in wide range sectors and BPJS-
Kesehatan that deals with national health insurance. In health sector, it is the first
This welfare reform has become main trajectories of shift Indonesian welfare
regime towards toward inclusive feature that appears to fits western corporatism
model. Should be noted, a major problem with this adaptation is the western
corporatism model is not fully applicable with Indonesia context, because almost 60
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& Sumarto, 2016), and have no access to formal social protection programmes
market logic, where ‘ability to pay’ used to get service, rather than the needs itself.
It is most apparent on the health services system, which is it has still segmented to
social classes and limited to social citizenship. Actually, in the ratification of the UN
Convention, the health services has stipulated as a basic human right, so the State
At first glance, in the concept of Indonesian health care systems that administered
by BPJS-Kesehatan, appears to fits the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) model that
what peoples need, not what people pay for (Thabrany, 2014). But the fact is not so,
because ‘even though disease treatment was based on what the patient needs, the
ward facilities offered were adjusted to the contribution package that paid fixed
monthly rates of 80,000 IDR for a first-class room, 51,000 IDR for a middle-class
room and 25,500 IDR for a low-budget room’ (Yuda, 2018, p. 10). The last room is
designated for poor people and informal workers who have “low-income” and
fluctuating.
Ideally, the equity on health system can only be realized, in case of discrimination
both on facilities and handling of diseases are no longer found. Given equity on
health facilities and services are critical elements of the health care services, that
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paragraph 3 of the Indonesia Constitution: "the State is responsible for the provision
of health care facilities and facilities decent public services". Furthermore, legal
stated that "everyone has the right to health". Discrimination, however, applies only
in terms of the financing or contribution, for those who have more resources to pay
income. ‘It should be noted that the income-based inequalities [is a] great threat to
accessing social welfare according to the standards prevailing in the society without
views: first, a situation wherein the ability to pay becomes a primary aspect that
regime in order to controls market institution as a basis for developing a triad model
of welfare state regime that influencing many social policy scholars across the world
state is a form of political commits to manage the social risk, through expanding
social protection and provide the public goods. Veil contends that '[social protection
represent a unique form of social provisioning of activities that are essential to social
life [and] alleviate the harmful side effects generated by the complexity and
and informal welfare arrangements. In Asia, particularly in South East Asia countries
(Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Thailand) and East Asia countries (Japan, South
Cook & Kwon, 2007; Croissant, 2004; Kühner, 2015; Mok & Hudson, 2014; Walker
& Wong, 2005; Yang, 2016). This can be illustrated briefly by looking at Gotong-
royong scheme that has became a fundamental tradition of the Indonesia heritage.
a common goal’. (Joedadibrata, 2012, p. 16). Sumarto has presented his assessment
literature which have clearly captured gotong-royong. He argues that this institution
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has been helped 'the poor to cope with social risks [in multi-purposes]; sickness
insurance, death insurance, food security, gotong-royong for housing’ (2017, p. 946)
and so forth.
Gough (2004; 2013) in his accounts identified this welfare systems as the
contributed to the emergence of a local government in its role as a new vibrant actor
order to make people being less dependent on the market. There is no doubt that
this topic is important and warrant theoretical and empirical investigations in a mix-
becomes increasingly relevant for further explored in order to refine the exisiting
research gap.
4. RESEARCH METHODS
decentralization context, in Indonesia. The empirical case is displayed for this topic
in which is one kind of types of qualitative case study approach. This is in line with
the aims of this article that will review ‘classless hospital policy’ through the
studies that concern on 'debates the value of further research and suggesting
various hypotheses' (Atchan, Davis, & Foureur, 2016, p. 4) as its research outcome.
This approach useful to ‘seek out what is common and what is particular about the
case. [Given that in its operations] this involves careful and in-depth consideration
of the nature of the case’ (Hyett, Kenny, & Dickson-Swift, 2014, p. 2). An exploratory
case study is, therefore, chosen as it helps me to understand the values and
policy.
Data for this research is collected by in-depth interviews with relevant stakeholders
consisted of Kulon Progo regent, scholar, bureaucrats, and people behind the scene
classless hospital policy in comparative views. All the information obtained are
compiled as material analysis. It is conducted from March 2017 – July 2017. To help
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All information collected during the interview process is analyzed and interpreted
in accordance with the theoretical logic constructed to filter information that can be
narrated into a text. Once being filtered, the existing material is organized as the
basis for compiling the outline of the discussion. To facilitate interpretation in wider
understanding, the writing process on the discussion part also supported by some
There are three reasons that stimulate this classless hospital policy initiatives. First,
of course, it regarding income-based health care inequality access that still prevails
in the national health care system thus demanding a humanizing feature –as
explained clearly in part 2. Second, prior to Hasto Wardoyo seat to power, Kulon
regencies in the province of Yogyakarta (see graph 1). This circumstance makes
health care program –and other social assistance schemes– are being relevant to roll
out.
[GRAPH 1 HERE]
budget room (third class) are occurred in almost all hospitals in Indonesia. Including
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in Kulon Progo prior to the hospital services reform that carried out by Hasto
Wardoyo regent. The last one issue has documented in policy brief that made by
in two past years before the Classless Hospital Policy is launched. One interesting
classroom. This report also revealed that the people who hospitalization in the third
class had received less favourable treatment from doctors, paramedics, drug service
personnel.
Learning from these cases then the Hasto Wardoyo administration decides to
social justice for citizens, despite having to against the national health care scheme
that implements the tiered class system. This remarkable initiative is Hasto's
political agenda for implementing his values and ideational perspective on equality
As explained in the previous section, the state responsibility to provide its citizen's
health services is ensured by binding law. Nonetheless, the fact that healthcare has
always been a battleground for the interests of various actors, both political and
market interest in the midst of a capitalistic regime. Instead of trying to present the
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discourse of the welfare state idea, in fact, the presence of national health care
system is still oriented to the logic of the market, which excludes people who are
preferences. The case of ‘classless hospital policy’ that purposed by Hasto Wardoyo
health political innovation in Indonesia. And the question inevitably arises as to how
There are two models that used to derived decommodification concept into
policy practice. First, in Kulon Progo Hospital Regional model. In this hospital, I
found the system of the class is still prevalent, but not in its implementation. If the
low-budget class rom is not available, the patient with thrid class insurance
automatically would get services on the middle, first class, even VIP class without
additional cost. Secondly, Nyi Ageng Serang Hospital model. In this hospital, did not
find any classes at all in-patien room. Thus, all the patients have equal facilities in
health treatment.
What has done by Kulon Progo Government reflect how market norms which
prevailed on the health facilities in Indonesia have been against by the Hasto
Wardoyo’s regime, through citizenship right based on needs, rather than financial
abilities. Then, there is no reason for the poor patients or patient with low classes
insurance rejected by hospital caused room availability for them are full, ‘even as
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the other class room is still available. It often makes a restriction for patients with
Additionally, Kulon Progo Government that also responsible upon those have
not insurances, by giving them subsidies up to Rp. 5 million per citizens. All medical
also makes it easy for everyone who needs. If they do not have a national health care
card, they just show their inhabitant card or family card, then they are guaranteed
to be serviced professionally. Such policy has made Kulon Progo Regional Hospital
(RSUD) currently becomes one of the United Nation recipient nominee Public
Service Award. An effort displayed by the Kulon Progo government under Hasto
Wardoyo regime to mainstreaming equality as posed at this case reflects how 'social
citizenship was organised [by] around negotiation and conflict of interest which
originated in the dualism between market and social sphere’ (Kanishka, 2006, p. 19)
levels, a research work conducted by POLGOV (2016) found that this policy was part
compare this finding with that found by Harjanta (2018) in his recent work. He
found that ‘classless hospital policy’ together with Locally Owned Stores (Toko Milik
popular support for the incumbent, Hasto, and his running mate Tedjo, in the 2017
regional election’ (2018, p. 86). With regard to this case, populism politics, however,
Asia’ (Hadiz & Robison, 2017, p. 488). This is ‘reactions arise as a response to two
feature of classless hospital policy became a reason for Hasto administration to limit
levels in order to meet the '100% coverage on 2019' as central government's target.
This case represents what Esping-Andersen calls 'politics against market', in which
–that its arrangement based on market logic– toward the humanistic system. As
reported by Jakarta Post (2016, April 26) ‘The Kulon Progo administration’s health
policy is apparently a tacit criticism of the long and complicated mechanism widely
controlling health system in Kulon Progo, in line with the findings of Sumarto (2017)
in his recent account that argues welfare institutional arrangement in Indonesia are
commonly fits with layering types, in which, the central government’s social policy
program is taken place on top of other established institution. This makes much of
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the social welfare programs that rolled out at many districts in Indonesia are suffer
health care system, which eventually potent to weakens the sustainability of each
6. CONCLUSION
This study set out to reviews classless hospital policy by using decommodification
theory as a framework analysis. The results of this review show that health
response against the market logic of national health care system that still loaded by
Besides, the other interesting finding to emerge from this study is that the
contestation in managing the health sector indicates the absence of synergy cross-
health policy innovations can continue to exist and beneficial to both on central and
debates that uncaptured in current welfare regime studies, because, much of them
and little attention is given to the individual state by particular cases. With regards
to that case, this study ultimately enables to paving the way for new debates on the
6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This article is a revised version of my short paper that presented at East Asian Social
Policy (EASP) annual conference in Nagoya University, Japan 2017. I would like to
thanks to Hibah Riset FISIPOL UGM was support this project. My thanks also go to
my research mate, Pinto Buana Putra and Irwan Harjanto who has together initiated
the research project at Kulon Progo in 2017. That project then inspires me to write
this article.
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