Affecting Factors in the Decision Making of the Banyuwangi Public Health Service Assurance Program (JPKMB Program) to Achieve Health Security in Banyuwangi Regency

Abstract

This research was based on the decision making of the Banyuwangi Public Health Service Assurance Program (JPKMB Program) to achieve health security in Banyuwangi Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia. In the development of a country, one of the indicators is the increased quality of citizen’s health. Quality of citizen’s health is very important because beside health is a basic human need, health is also one of the requirements in the form of human resources that good and qualified. Health is also very influential on the productivity of citizens, where citizen’s productivity is necessary for the development.  In order to improve the quality of citizen’s health, takes the form of the right decision making from the government. JPKMB Program is the answer to these problems which the program is the free primary health service for all community levels that was held without charge to the community. In the decision making of the JPKMB Program, the decision maker faces with some affecting factors. That affecting factors include supporting and inhibiting factors, both from internal and external. Affecting factors in the decision making of the JPKMB Program to achieve health security in Banyuwangi Regency is interesting to study because it have implications for health security in Banyuwangi Regency is achieved or not. This research is based on a qualitative type and descriptive approach.

Keywords: Affecting factors, Decision making, JPKMB program, Health security