In 2020, the Indonesian government entered a new type of social contract with the citizens whereby the government situated itself as a major player of social welfare provision in the daily lives in...Show moreIn 2020, the Indonesian government entered a new type of social contract with the citizens whereby the government situated itself as a major player of social welfare provision in the daily lives in Indonesia. JKN is an ambitious project of universal health coverage that, in legislation, allows Indonesians to receive healthcare coverage at no cost or substantially lower prices than before. Despite promising affordable and effective health insurance, the Indonesian healthcare regime remains beset by the persistence of healthcare inequality, affordability, inaccessible access to care, and insufficient qualify of service provision. Fundamentally, this paper argues JKN has not substantially led to effective increases in public health due to the lack of attention paid to service provision aspects of the healthcare regime. Here, JKN has increased the demand for care, but not increase the supply of access to care nor quality of care.Show less