Vol. 9 No. 1 (2013), Articles
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2013)

PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE AS A SOURCE OF FINANCING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN POLAND

Articles
Published 2024-01-14
JACEK RODZINKA
Deputy Head of Chair of Macroeconomics, University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów
MAŁGORZATA PASZKOWSKA
Department of Administrative Law, University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów
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Keywords

Poland
health care
financing system

Abstract

The medical services market in Poland is financed mainly with funds from national health insurance, yet year by year, an increasing importance of private resources in financing health services can be noticed. Apart from common (national) health insurance, medical care is primarily financed directly by the patient and possibly by his employer (occupational medicine, additional private medical care). The purpose of this paper is to present the basic legal and market aspects of private health insurance in Poland, including a presentation of the structure of private healthcare expenses in Poland.

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