Media Iuris
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2026): MEDIA IURIS

Comparison of Health Insurance Fraud Handling between Indonesia and the United Kingdom: Framework for Finding the Ideal Model for Fraud Handling in Indonesia

Diah Arimbi (Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani)
Wilshen Athalla Hanyouri (Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2026

Abstract

The National Health Insurance Program (JKN) in Indonesia faces serious challenges related to fraudulent practices committed by participants, healthcare facilities, medical personnel, and even the social insurance administrators themselves. The absence of a clear legal framework and a reliable mechanism for proof has led to legal uncertainty and financial losses in managing health insurance funds. In contrast, the United Kingdom, through its National Health Service (NHS), has established a comprehensive legal and institutional framework to professionally and systematically detect, investigate, and prosecute fraud. This article aims to compare the legal systems of Indonesia and the UK in handling health insurance fraud and to propose an ideal model for Indonesia. The research employs a normative juridical method with a comparative law approach. This study finds that the UK has a more robust fraud prevention and enforcement structure through bodies such as the NHS Counter Fraud Authority and Local Counter Fraud Specialists, while Indonesia still relies on internal regulations that lack legal strength. Indonesia needs to establish a professional and certified anti-fraud agency, implement a solid legal evidentiary system, impose criminal, civil, disciplinary, and administrative sanctions, ensure fair adjudication, and reform existing regulations to ensure justice and the sustainability of JKN.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MI

Publisher

Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

Description

Media Iuris E-ISSN (2621-5225) is an open-access-peer-reviewed legal journal affiliated with the Faculty of Law of Airlangga University, which was published for the first time in 2018 in the online version. The purpose of this journal is as a forum for legal scholars, lawyers and practitioners to ...