Studi ini mengukur bagaimana ketersediaan infrastruktur kesehatan memengaruhi efek asuransi kesehatan nasional terhadap pemanfaatan layanan kesehatan saat ketersediaan infrastruktur kesehatan rendah, dengan mengambil kasus Indonesia. Dengan menggunakan difference-in-differences (DID) dan difference-in-differences-in-differences (DDD), penelitian ini menganalisis data panel pemanfaatan layanan kesehatan di 514 kabupaten kota dan 34 provinsi di Indonesia selama periode 2009-2017. Kami menemukan bahwa efek Program Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) yang diterapkan di Indonesia sejak tahun 2014 terhadap pemanfaatan layanan kesehatan lebih rendah pada kabupaten-kabupaten dan provinsi-provinsi yang memiliki ketersediaan infrastruktur kesehatan, yaitu puskesmas dan rumah sakit, yang rendah, dan hasil ini signifikan pada tingkat 5%. Selanjutnya, efek JKN tersebut ditemukan lebih rendah lagi pada saat daerah yang memiliki ketersediaan infrastruktur kesehatan rendah juga memiliki rasio penduduk miskin yang tinggi, menunjukkan bahwa kelangkaan infrastruktur kesehatan sangat membatasi akses penduduk miskin terhadap JKN. Temuan ini mendukung literatur yang ada menjelaskan bahwa ketersediaan infrastruktur kesehatan menentukan efektivitas kebijakan asuransi kesehatan nasional dalam memberikan layanan.
This study measures how the availability of health infrastructure influences the effects of the national health insurance on the utilization of health services, taking the case of Indonesia. By using a difference-in-differences (DID) and difference-in-differences-in-differences (DDD), this study analyzes the panel data of health service utilization in 514 municipal districts and 34 provinces in Indonesia during the 2009-2017. We find that the effects of the national health insurance on the utilization of health services are lower in the districts and provinces where the availability of health infrastructures, i.e. public health centers and hospitals, are low, and these results are significant at 5% level. Moreover, the effects of JKN are also lower in the areas where the availability of health infrastructure is low and the poverty level is high, showing that the lack of health infrastructure has limited the access of the poor to JKN. These findings support the existing literature explaining that the availability of health infrastructure would determine the effectiveness of national health insurance in delivering services.
"This study found that the economic status of the population in quintile one (Q1) and quintile two (Q2) is the largest group of people who do not have health insurance. The results of the first stage of analysis show that DKI Jakarta residents prefer privately-run health facilities for outpatient utilization, while government-operated health facilities are slightly superior for inpatient utilization. Residents who have JKN will use it for outpatient and inpatient utilization. The results of the second stage showed that the out-of-pocket cash health expenditure of people with national health insurance (JKN) was lower than that of people without health insurance. Residents who have dual/combination health insurance (JKN and private) when utilizing health services are using private health insurance. The higher the economic status of the population, the higher their health expenditure. This study suggests that the government should pay close attention to the coverage of health insurance among people with low economic status. It also needs to encourage people to make more use of JKN when utilizing outpatient and inpatient care in order to further reduce financial risk, especially for people with vulnerable household members."