The impact of different data sources on the level and structure of income inequality

This paper aims to analyze the effect on measured inequality and its structure of using administrative data instead of survey data. Different analyses are carried out based on the Spanish Survey on Income and Living Conditions (ECV) that continued to ask households for their income despite assigning their income data as provided by the Tax Agency and the Social Security Administration. Our main finding is that the largest discrepancies between administrative and survey data are in the tails of the distribution. In addition to that, there are clear differences in the level and structure of inequality across data sources. These differences matter, and our results should be a wake-up call to interpret the results based on only one source of income data with caution.

Analisis fatwa dewan syariah nasional No:98/DSN-MUI/XII/2015 tentang pedoman penyelenggaraan jaminan sosial kesehatan syariah dalam perspektif ekonomi islam (studi pada penyelenggaraan BPJS Kesehatan)

This study aims to analyze the application of the National Sharia Council Fatwa No: 98/DSN-MUI/XII/2015 concerning Guidelines for the Implementation of Sharia Health Social Security in the Islamic Economic Perspective of the Health Social Security Administration Agency (BPJS). This type of research is descriptive qualitative research, a study that seeks to describe and explain the data obtained with secondary data. This study uses a library research approach, where the data sources are obtained from literature studies and various kinds of literature suitable for discussion, including the analysis of the fatwa of the Indonesian Ulema Council. This study indicates that the implementation of BPJS Kesehatan is not under the fatwa issued by the DSN-MUI according to the perspective of Islamic economics because it has not been maximized, and there are gaps in its implementation.

STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI PETUGAS BADAN PENYELENGGARA JAMINAN SOSIAL (BPJS) KESEHATAN CABANG PADANG MENUJU PELAYANAN PRIMA

One of the basic human needs that is guaranteed by the government of a country is health insurance. In Indonesia, the state business entity designated to provide health services for all Indonesians is the Health Social Security Administration (BPJS) which has spread throughout the regions. In providing services to participants, a communication strategy is needed that is in accordance with the needs of the participants. This study will provide a description of the communication strategies used by BPJS Kesehatan Padang Branch in providing public services to JKN-KIS participants. This study used a descriptive qualitative method with data collection using interview methods and documentation sources. The results of this study show that the services provided are in accordance with Law Number 25 of 2009 concerning Public Services which is then developed through trainings provided to service officers (frontliners) who directly face JKN-KIS participants so that the expected services are in accordance with participant needs. The public services provided are also supported by appropriate facilities and infrastructure, both verbal and non-verbal communication facilitiesKeyword : BPJS Kesehatan, Health Communication, Service Excellent.

Using Nonlinear Budget Sets to Estimate Extensive Margin Responses: Method and Evidence from the Earnings Test

We estimate the impact of the Social Security Annual Earnings Test (AET) on older workers’ employment. The AET reduces social security claimants’ current benefits in proportion to their earnings in excess of an exempt amount. Using a regression kink design and Social Security Administration data, we document that the discontinuous change in the benefit reduction rate at the exempt amount causes a corresponding change in the slope of the employment rate, suggesting that the extensive margin of labor supply is more sensitive to this policy than commonly thought. We develop a model and method that allow us to translate the behavioral responses into a lower bound estimate of 0.49 for the extensive margin elasticity, which implies more than a 1 percentage point increase in work in the absence of the AET. (JEL H55, J14, J22, J26, J31)

Missing Participants and Beneficiaries From Private-Sector Pension Plans

This article examines the problem of missing and nonresponsive participants and beneficiaries from defined-benefit (DB) and especially defined-contribution (DC) pension plans, mainly in the private (for profit) sector of the United States. It focuses on the current search requirements of the three government agencies involved in finding missing participants and beneficiaries: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), the Department of Labor (DOL) and its Employee Benefit Services Administration (EBSA), and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The article also reviews the efforts of the Social Security Administration (SSA) in this area. It then reviews proposed legislation, the Retirement Savings Lost and Found Act of 2020 (now S. 1730; RSLFA). The issue of missing participants and beneficiaries often becomes critical when an employer goes out of business or for some other reason stops sponsoring a pension plan. The missing participants are owed their earned retirement benefits. They, not the employer, own them.

Management of Free Health Services in Hospital

The Government of Indonesia is obliged to provide guarantees for the fulfillment of the right to a healthy life for every citizen by enforcing the Social Security Administration (BPJS) for Health. The success of hospitals in carrying out their functions is marked by an increase in the quality of hospital services. To implement the implementation of SJSN in the BPJS program, the phenomenon of existing problems where the management of free health services in hospitals has not been carried out optimally, seeing some complaints in the community, therefore it is necessary to study the management of health services in terms of input, process and output. and 5M management at Tjokrodipo Hospital, Bandar Lampung City. This study aims to determine and describe the Management of Free Health Services at Tjokrodipo Hospital, Bandar Lampung City in 2021. This research is a qualitative study with a descriptive approach. The time of the study was carried out from May to June 2021 in Tjokrodipo Hospital Bandar Lampung Research subjects were selected using purposive sampling technique, researchers used data triangulation techniques and data processing carried out in this study was source triangulation. not available for BPJS patients, so patients are advised to look for other dispensaries, medical equipment such as patient beds are still lacking because during the pandemic, the availability of health human resources (HR), such as dentists and specialists are not in accordance with class C hospital standards, patients feel that the free health services provided are not good, the average patient complains of a lack of equipment such as uncomfortable beds and rooms because there are many patients.

In medio stat victus: Labor Demand Effects of an Increase in the Retirement Age

After falling for four decades, statutory retirement ages are increasing in most OECD countries. The labor market adjustment to these reforms has not yet been thoroughly investigated by the literature. We draw on a major pension reform that took place in Italy in December 2011 that increased the retirement age by up to six years for some categories of workers. We have access to a unique dataset validated by the Italian social security administration (INPS), which identifies in each private firm, based on an administrative exam of eligibility conditions, how many workers were locked in by the sudden increase in the retirement age, and for how long. We find that firms mostly affected by the lock in are those that were downsizing even before the policy shock. The increase in the retirement age seems to displace more middle-aged workers than young workers. Furthermore, there is not a one-to-one increase in the number of older workers in the firms where some workers were locked in by the reform. We provide tentative explanations for these results, based on the interaction between retirement, employment protection legislation and liquidity constraints of firms.

IMPLEMENTASI KEBIJAKAN BADAN PENYELENGGARA JAMINAN SOSIAL KESEHATAN DI PUSKESMAS KOPO KECAMATAN KUTAWARINGIN KABUPATEN BANDUNG

Keberadaan kebijakan tentang BPJS Kesehatan, idealnya, membawa perubahan positif untuk kesehatan masyarakat. Bagi Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat (Puskesmas) sebagai fasilitas kesehatan tingkat pertama, implementasi Kebijakan tentang BPJS merupakan hal yang urgen. Artikel ini bertujuan menelaah implementasi kebijakan BPJS Kesehatan di Pusat Kesehatan Masyarakat Kopo, Kecamatan Kutawaringin Kabupaten Bandung. Teori yang digunakan adalah model Van Metter dan Van Horn. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif. Pengumpulan data meliputi studi dokumentasi, observasi, dan wawancara. Teknik analisis data menggunakan reduksi data, penyajian data, verifikasi data, dan penarikan kesimpulan.Penulis menemukan bahwa Puskesmas Kopo telah menjalankan implementasi kebijakan Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial (BPJS) Kesehatan. Puskesmas Kopo memiliki tenaga Kesehatan yang memahami tujuan kebijakan BPJS Kesehatan sehingga mereka patuh terhadap klausa-klausa kebijakan yang ada. Mereka juga mumpuni menangani kasus-kasus yang menjadi tanggung jawab fasilitas kesehatan tingkat I dengan kecenderungan sikap yang antusias dalam mengimplementasikan kebijakan BPJS Kesehatan. Puskesmas Kopo melakukan hubungan yang intens dengan Kantor BPJS dalam implementasi kebijakan BPJS. Dari aspek lingkungan ekonomi, sosial, dan politik, Masyarakat di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Kopo memiliki tingkat kepeduliaan terhadap program BPJS Kesehatan. kepedulian ini muncul dari kesadaran dan realita bahwa program BPJS Kesehatan mampu meningkatkan taraf kesehatan masyarakat tanpa membedakan dari jenis-jenis profesi. Meski demikian, keberadaan pimpinan yang mampu mengontrol koordinasi antar unit sangat diperlukan karena implementasi kebijakan ini melibatkan banyak unit serta kendala-kendala teknis di lapangan kerap terjadi. Ideally, the existence of a policy on BPJS Kesehatan will bring positive changes to public health. For the Community Health Center (Puskesmas) as a first-level health facility, the implementation of the BPJS Policy is urgent. This article aims to examine the implementation of the BPJS Health policy at the Kopo Community Health Center, Kutawaringin District, Bandung Regency. The theory used is the Van Metter and Van Horn model. This study uses a qualitative approach with descriptive methods. Data collection includes documentation study, observation, and interviews. The author found that the Kopo Health Center had implemented the Health Social Security Administration (BPJS) policy. Kopo Puskesmas have health personnel who understand the objectives of BPJS Health policies so that they comply with existing policy clauses. They are also capable of handling cases that are the responsibility of level I health facilities with a tendency to be enthusiastic in implementing BPJS Health policies. The Kopo Puskesmas maintains an intense relationship with the BPJS office in implementing BPJS policies. From the aspects of the economic, social and political environment, the people in the working area of the Kopo Health Center have a level of concern for the BPJS Health program. This concern arises from the awareness and reality that the BPJS Kesehatan program is able to improve the level of public health regardless of the types of professions. However, the existence of a leader who is able to control coordination between units is very much needed because the implementation of this policy involves many units and technical problems in the field often occur.

Employment Patterns of SSI-First Awardees Who Enter SSDI After Achieving Disability-Insured Status

This article uses administrative data from the Social Security Administration to explore the employment patterns and characteristics of individuals awarded Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits between 2001 and 2009 who later became disability insured and qualified for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). While these individuals are a small portion of all SSI and SSDI beneficiaries, they are particularly interesting because they demonstrate a desire and ability to work despite the health conditions that make them eligible for disability benefits. On average, 2.3% of SSI-first awardees enter SSDI after they become disability insured within 5 years of their SSI award. These SSI awardees are younger than other SSI awardees and are more likely to achieve work-related milestones during the 5 years after SSI award. Although awardees in this group show signs of an ability to work, they gradually start dropping out of the labor force starting 5 months before SSDI benefits begin and drop out in greater numbers through the first year of SSDI benefits. This suggests that some of them may work enough to achieve disability-insured status but stop when they enter SSDI.

Economic burden of lives lost due to COVID-19 in New York State

Aim: To examine the economic impact of lives lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic across New York State. Materials & methods: Death counts by age range and period life expectancy were extracted from the NYS Department of Health, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and Social Security Administration website. Years of potential life lost and value of statistical life (VSL) were calculated. Results: The average years of potential life lost per person was 12.72 and 15.13, and the VSL was US$119.62 and 90.45 billion, in NYS and NYC, respectively. VSL was greatest in Queens and Brooklyn, followed by the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island. Conclusion: New York City, specifically Queens and Brooklyn, bore the greatest economic burden of lives lost across the state.