SPECIAL HEALTH INSURANCE AS AN INCLUSIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

The article illustrated the intervention of government within poverty alleviation through inclusive social protection for People With Disabilities (PWDs). By studying Special Health Insurance (SHI) program in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, it assumes that the existence of the program has occurred from a rights-based perspective in inclusive health configuration. It is based on the case study approach that aimed to explain the SHI program implementation to extend coverage to all PWDs. The main result provided the SHI-integrated scheme program can be more inclusively and accessible for PWDs than former social protection programs in Indonesia. It has finally provided the best practice for the social protection program as a social policy tool focusing on disability.