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3 Kidney Failure Services Covered by BPJS Health

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BPJS Health suffer from various diseases of the participants, including chronic diseases such as kidney failure. The form of kidney failure treatment covered by BPJS Kesehatan includes many things. Starting from administration, examination, therapy, to further treatment.

BPJS Kesehatan Managing Director Ali Ghufron Mukti said his party continues to improve the quality of health services for participants diagnosed with kidney failure.

Health BPJS simplifies procedures through easy access to services and administration for dialysis/hemodialysis (HD) patients undergoing routine therapeutic care at the hospital,” said Ghufron as quoted from BetweenFriday (11/3/2022).

Kidney failure is a catastrophic disease category, which requires long-term and high-cost medical care.

Catastrophic disease, including kidney failure, is one of the diseases whose treatment is covered by the National Health Insurance-Healthy Indonesia Card (JKN-KIS). This is because the National Health Insurance-Indonesian Health Card Program is managed directly by BPJS Kesehatan.

Ghufron explained that there are 3 health services for kidney failure that are guaranteed by BPJS Health. Anything?

1. Kidney Transplant

Kidney transplant or kidney transplant is a surgical procedure to replace damaged kidney organs performed on patients with end-stage renal failure.

The kidney is usually obtained from a donor. Whether the donor is living (living-donor kidney transplant) or has died (deceased-donor kidney transplant). This kidney transplant function is the best step to help improve the patient’s quality of life.

Launch BPJS Healththe total cost incurred for a kidney transplant is IDR 378 million and includes examination, observation, medication and healing.

2. Blood Washing or Hemodialysis

Treatment for kidney failure covered by BPJS Kesehatan is followed by dialysis or hemodialysis (HD). The dialysis process is carried out with special methods and tools to filter blood and replace damaged kidneys in patients with chronic kidney failure.

Dialysis procedures for each patient can vary according to diagnosis, age, and gender. There are two times a week or three times a week as recommended by a doctor.

The cost guarantee from BPJS Health for all dialysis treatments is IDR 92 million per year, if it is done 2 times a week per patient.

3. CAPD Treatment

CAPD or Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis is a treatment for kidney failure patients with the method of dialysis through the stomach.

The method utilizes the membrane in the abdominal cavity (peritoneum) because of its wide surface and lots of blood vessel network as a natural filter through which waste substances pass.

Compared to hemodialysis, CAPD is considered more profitable because the process can be carried out independently and even each companion and patient will be given training first.

The hospital also sent liquid materials and equipment to the patient’s address, while the total cost covered by BPJS Kesehatan until he recovered was IDR 76 million per year for each patient.

For the record, that treatment kidney failure covered by BPJS Health This only covers the cost of medical treatment until it is completed and does not include other personal needs.

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