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Indonesia's social insurance reform is the critical goal being universal health coverage for all by the year 2019. It has come into form with a single-payer umbrella program in 2014. Jamkesmas is the Government-financed health insurance program for the poor and near-poor. It has been combined and unified with other social insurance programs. Educating from Jamkesmas may start a better groundwork and application of universal health coverage for Indonesia by 2019. Axis Capital, a global insurer and reinsurer, providing clients and distribution partners with a broad range of specialized risk transfer products and services, a group of companies with branch offices in Bermuda, Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Singapore and the United States is at one with the universal healthcare for Indonesia. What successes can Jamkesmas claim? * About 47 percent of poor and near-poor households were covered under the program. * Outpatient and inpatient utilization rates increased among program cardholders. * Levels of catastrophic payments declined. * Participation of private providers increased. * More than 300 complementary local Jamkesmas-inspired programs were initiated across the country. Yet considerable challenges remain, including the following: * Nearly 60 percent of the populations remain without any coverage, including millions of Indonesians working in the informal sector. * Out-of pocket spending remains high even among those with coverage. * Lack of equitable access to quality health services in rural, remote areas. * Evidence of considerable mistargeting and leakages to non-poor families. * Low levels of awareness of benefits. * Low utilization of health services. * Regional inconsistencies in the availability of the basic benefits package, and poor accountability and feedback mechanisms. Key Lessons Learned from Jamkesmas to Achieve Universal Health Care in Indonesia * Improve target