Sudah satu tahun lebih pandemi COVID-19 menjadi masalah kesehatan di hampir semua negara di dunia. Per 18 Mei 2021 jumlah kasus COVID-19 di seluruh dunia mencapai angka 163.312.429 kasus dengan 3.386.825. Di Indonesia sendiri tercatat sebanyak 1.744.045 kasus terkonfirmasi COVID-19 dengan 48.305 kematian (WHO, 2021). COVID-19 akhirnya mendorong kita untuk lebih memanfaatkan perkembangan teknologi dalam memenuhi kebutuhan, seperti kebutuhan akan pelayanan kesehatan.
Menteri PPN/Kepala Bappenas Suharso Monarfa bersama Menteri Kesehatan Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Menteri Badan Usaha Milik Negara Erick Thohir, Menteri Perhubungan Budi Karya Sumadi, Wakil Menteri Kesehatan Dante Saksono Harbuwono, dan 25 perwakilan kementerian/lembaga duduk bersama, membahas perencanaan hingga komitmen penganggaran kementerian/lembaga untuk sektor kesehatan,
by Rob Roper In a study released in the fall of 2020, State Auditor Doug Hoffer reported that Vermont’s healthcare costs had increased by 167% between 2000 and 2018. Keep in mind that those years saw a number of “reforms” that promised to reduce costs while increasing access and quality, including Catamount Health, Green Mountain Care (the failed attempt at single payer), and the latest debacle that is OneCare Vermont.
As a physician, I know firsthand the important role that primary health care plays in the health of individuals, families, and communities. When it works well, it is the foundation of a good life and a thriving national health care system. When it is weak, people suffer.