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The presented publication focuses on the financing of health care, a sector that has always been of fundamental civilisational importance. The importance of the topic is underlined by the fact that health spending is currently a significant item in public budgets - the question of where to find money for health care is thus evergreen in professional and lay discussions. The book maps the specifics of health care, from which an innovative division of health systems into universal and optional parts is derived. The book offers a unique selection and careful elaboration of theoretical concepts, sorted to provide a well-founded explanation of a number of frequently discussed dilemmas, such as the optimal number of health insurance companies, the extent of patient co-payments, the level of payments for state-insured persons, the efficiency of health spending, the nature of solidarity in health care, and the role of the state in health care. It introduces the concept of fiscal space for health care to the Czech literature and proposes a way to optimize it within the framework of Czech public finances. Last but not least, it also presents realistic possibilities for the use of private resources in the Czech health sector. The book is based on the author's more than twenty years of experience in health economics and health policy. It is written in a clear, readable manner and provides a reliable guide to the sometimes complex issue of health care financing, which is also illustrated by a number of accompanying graphs and charts. It is aimed at students of economics and health sciences, as well as health professionals and other people interested in understanding the workings of health systems among the general public.