Yogyakarta, Dec. 10 -- Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar emphasized the need for innovative efforts to prevent fraud in the National Health Insurance (JKN) program.

Speaking at the 1st Indonesia Healthcare Anti-Fraud Forum (INAHAFF) held here on Wednesday, he explained that over the past two decades, JKN has reduced nearly 70 percent of public healthcare expenses and covers premiums for around 96 million underprivileged Indonesians.

Therefore, he stressed that any fraud occurring in JKN constitutes a moral and constitutional violation.

"One instance of healthcare service fraud can cause an entire family to lose the opportunity to escape poverty," he said.

Iskandar said that INAHAFF offered an oppo...