The Role of Health Minimum Service Standards Policy in improving Post-Pandemic Welfare
Habib Muhsin Syafingi, Athia Fidian, Lintang Muliawanti

Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang

Abstract

Health is a fundamental right of every human being, therefore every individual, family and society has the right to receive protection for their health. The government has responsibility for regulating and protecting the right to optimal public health. The government^s responsibility in fulfilling the right to health is manifested in the provision of proper health facilities and facilities that are easily accessible to the public. The form of state responsibility in fulfilling the right to health includes legal responsibility, political responsibility, economic responsibility, moral responsibility and social responsibility.
Increasing public welfare is the main goal of the government and local governments in Indonesia. To make this happen, the government compiles and implements various public policies such as Government Regulation No.2 of 2018 concerning Minimum Service Standards. This policy is a form of government commitment to ensure the fulfillment of basic services for all people, including the health sector.
The Covid 19 pandemic has broad implications for all aspects of human life, be it social, economic, political, governmental and cultural. The pandemic has also hampered government efforts to improve the health status of the community. To anticipate this phenomenon, a strategy is needed to maintain the sustainability of health development goals.
Minimum Service Standards are provisions regarding the type and quality of basic services, which are mandatory government affairs, which every citizen is entitled to at a minimum. As a public policy, the role of SPM in improving community welfare is urgent to be studied to formulate the contribution of the MSS health policy towards improving community welfare.
This research used a statutory approach (legal approch) so that the problems and solutions are based on the construction of statutory regulations. The analysis was conducted qualitatively and presented descriptively. This study produced formulations on the

Keywords: Public Policy, Minimum Health Service Standards

Topic: Law