Jakarta -Governor of Northernsumatra (Northern Sumatra) Bobby Nasution introduced a Priority Universal Health Cover (UHC). In his remarks, he asked the Northern Sumatra Regional Head to ensure that health facilities (health facilities) no longer reject patients for full room reasons. “There is no full reason, if the third class is considered full, it can rise to the second class, without extra cost, so there is no reason for the full room patients, or if necessary, the regent and mayor are checked by the hospital, if the second class is full of first degree, there is no reason for the hospital (full),” he said in a written statement. It was transferred by Bobby during the Priority UHC launch event at Graha Bhineka Perkasa Jaya, Lubukpakam, Deliserdang, Monday (9/29/2025). Browse to continue the content, he also asked each party to interpret the UHC, not just to facilitate the administration of the people seeking treatment. According to him, UHC should be interpreted by serving patients until it is healed. “Everyone who comes can be restored, healthy and served, don’t wait long at the emergency room, if the room is full to go home, it means UHC only covers the hospital without being able to serve well,” Bobby explained. With the presence of the Priority UHC program, Bobby said the people of Northern Sumatra could seek treatment everywhere. He also gave an example when someone wanted to seek treatment in long cat, but the hospital was full, and then he was able to seek treatment in a neighboring area using the Northern Sumatra KTP. “If there are children studying in Yogya, Bandung, if he is ill in the area where he is studying, he can seek treatment in a hospital in collaboration with BPJS (Health),” Bobby said. For information, the Northern Sumatra National Health Insurance (JKN) currently reached 100.2% with the activity of participants about 80.2%. This figure was won two years faster than planned. This achievement also made Northern Sumatra Priority UHC achieved. Meanwhile, BPJS director David Bangun said North Sumatra is one of the provinces that became the UHC with the largest population in Indonesia. “Judging by the achievements that Northern Sumatra achieved, his achievements are encouraging, which is why we appreciate the building and the country, DPRD and all Regency and Pemko,” David said. He also appreciated the local government in Northern Sumatra that covered 3.4 million people in Northern Sumatra to get health insurance. According to him, this is also a great achievement. “This means that more than 20% of the population of Northern Sumatra is carried by mutual cooperation between provinces and districts/cities,” David concluded. For information, also at the event, is the chairman of the Northern Sumatra PKK TP Kahiyang Ayu, the expert staff of the Northern Sumatra PKK TP Titic Sugiarti, the Northern Sumatra Provincial Secretary Togap Simangunsong and the regional head of the Northern Sumatra. (Akn/Ega)
Bobby Nasict, which starts the UHC priority, asks for no health facility to reject the patient
