Indonesia is one country that gained world recognition as a
country that respects the Human Rights (HAM), Indonesia
is also a party to ratify the two international covenants
(International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights [ICCPR]
and International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural
Rights [ICESCR]) which is derived from the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as the main instrument
of human rights. In the national context, the right to obtain
access to health is one of the rights possessed by citizens, and
the state is obliged to fulfill these rights. UDHR, ICESCR, the
Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, the Human Rights
Act, a number of national rules in the field of health, and the
social security system through the National Health Insurance
program (JKN) into the basic responsibility of the state to
fulfill the right to access to healthcare for its citizens. But in
fact, based on the news, there are many events and cases
related to the problem of poor service at both the Hospital and
the Regional Center becomes a problem for the fulfillment of
human rights by state. Issues to be discussed in this paper is
the factor that causes difficulty in obtaining access to health
in Indonesia? and How the state’s role in tackling problems
of access to health in Indonesia?. This paper is a conceptual
article and in the discussion using the theory of human rights.
Economic and geographical problems are two factors causing
the population is difficult to get access to healthcare, issues
health costs such as certain drugs that are not covered by
JKN and other costs (transport, meals, etc.) for the poor is
an economic factor that must be addressed by state, whereas
unequal distribution of health facilities in a given area makes
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it difficult for people to access it, but because of the distance
traveled very far even have to cross the island into a separate
problem for poor people who are sick, it is a geographical factor
that should be handled by state. The state’s role in tackling the
problems of access to health is the increase allocation of health
aid to the poor, coordination of central and local governments
to equitable development of health facilities in every region
of Indonesia, so that every community can easily access and
enjoy the health facilities provided by the state
