Factors Related to Employer Health Insurance Contribution During COVID-19 Epidemic in Indonesia

Authors

  • Heni Rusmitasari Department of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang, Semarang City, Central Java Province, Indonesia
  • Supriatin Supriatin Nursing Program, Cirebon College of Health Sciences, Cirebon City, West Java Province, Indonesia
  • Mohamad Sadli Public Health Program, Cirebon College of Health Sciences, Cirebon City, West Java Province, Indonesia
  • Lili Amaliah Public Health Program, Mahardika Institute of Health Technology, Cirebon, West Java Province,Indonesia
  • Teten Tresnawan Nursing Program, Sukabumi College of Health Sciences, Sukabumi, West Java Province, Indonesia
  • Suyitno Suyitno Occupational Safety and Health Program, Politeknik Medica Farma Husada Mataram, Mataram, Indonesia
  • Maretalinia Maretalinia Ph.D. Program in Demography, Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31965/infokes.Vol21.Iss3.1208

Keywords:

Health insurance, Employment, COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted all sectors of the world, including business. In fact, the employer faced a collapse, and many employees were determined. Another issue is health insurance, which might change before and during the pandemic. The objective of this study was to examine the factors associated with the employer’s contribution to health insurance during COVID-19. The secondary data, “Rapid Gender Assessment Survey 2021”, was used on 239 employees in Indonesia. The dependent variable in this study was employer contribution to health insurance during the pandemic (yes or no) and the main independent variable was employer contribution before the pandemic. Other sociodemographic variables were also included in the model as controls. This study used univariate, bivariate, and multivariate (binary logistic regression). The result of this study revealed that employers who contributed to health insurance before the pandemic tend to contribute again to health insurance during the pandemic. This study also reviews the legal law, including regulations about national health insurance and employment. The government’s intention is needed to ensure the rights of employees are well realized. 

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Published

2023-09-30

How to Cite

Rusmitasari, H., Supriatin, S., Sadli, M., Amaliah, L., Tresnawan, T., Suyitno, S., & Maretalinia, M. (2023). Factors Related to Employer Health Insurance Contribution During COVID-19 Epidemic in Indonesia. JURNAL INFO KESEHATAN, 21(3), 479–487. https://doi.org/10.31965/infokes.Vol21.Iss3.1208

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