What the new Health Law does not do

Responding to my Jakarta Post op-ed article, two colleagues of mine Arya Gaduh and Puspa Amri raised some important points. Arya mentioned this book, and he pointed out the health reform might ignore some of the lessons from the study. He also raised a more fundamental question: will universal coverage improve health outcomes? Not so much, according to the research.

Puspa reminded me that the new Law touches very little, if nothing, on curbing the ever-increasing health cost. I admit, I overlooked this issue. Some of the measures were dropped earlier in the bargaining process. Lobbyists may have some roles, as this article suggests.

Thanks, mates!