Panakeia Journal of Epidemiology
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026): Panakeia Journal of Epidemiology

BPJS Kesehatan Deactivation Policies: An Online Media Content Analysis in Indonesia

Eka Putri Rahayu (Mulawarman University)
Riyan Ningsih (Mulawarman University)
Dian Ardyanti (Health Polytechnic of East Borneo)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2026

Abstract

The issue of membership deactivation intensified markedly in early 2026 when the Indonesian government announced the deactivation of health insurance coverage for approximately 11 million recipients of government-subsidized contributions (PBI BPJS) as of February 1, 2026. Understanding how the BPJS Kesehatan deactivation policy is framed across prominent online media platforms is therefore a matter of both academic and policy significance. This study was a qualitative study of online news portal content that aims to evaluate the discourse surrounding the deactivation policy of BPJS Kesehatan in Indonesia. The research sample consists of national online media news about BPJS Kesehatan deactivation policy published January 1, 2026 until April 30, 2026. The researcher used the keyword “BPJS non aktif” and searched five online news portals. MAXQDA software was also used as a data analysis tool in this study. Features used included Word Cloud and word frequency to understand the main concepts. The results showed that there were six dominant topics in the coverage of well-known online media in Indonesia related to BPJS Kesehatan deactivation policy. The topic of partial solution was the most dominant topic with 26 quotes.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

panakeia

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Public Health

Description

Panakeia Journal of Epidemiology is a scientific journal published by the Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Mulawarman. The journal serves as a platform for researchers, academics, and public health professionals to disseminate high-quality research in the field of ...