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MERTL, Jan. Public economics in current health policy. ACTA VŠFS. Praha: Vysoká škola finanční a správní, o.p.s., 2008, vol. 2008, No 2, p. 176-188. ISSN 1802-792X.

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Basic information
Original name	Public economics in current health policy
Name in Czech	Veřejná ekonomie v současné zdravotní politice
Authors	MERTL, Jan.
Edition	ACTA VŠFS, Praha, Vysoká škola finanční a správní, o.p.s. 2008, 1802-792X.

Other information
Original language	English
Type of outcome	Article in a journal
Field of Study	50200 5.2 Economics and Business
Country of publisher	Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree	is not subject to a state or trade secret
Organization unit	University of Finance and Administration
Keywords (in Czech)	zdraví; zdravotnictví; zdravotní pojištění; efektivnost; etika; veřejná ekonomie; veřejný sektor
Keywords in English	Health; health care; health insurance; effectiveness; ethics; public economics; public sector
Tags	AR 2008/2009, odborný časopis, recenzovaný časopis
Tags	Reviewed
Links	OP 7705, research and development project.
Changed by	Changed by: Bc. Barbora Vandová, učo 25116. Changed: 24/7/2012 14:19.

Abstract
Health, health care, health insurance, effectiveness, ethics, public economics, public sector

Abstract (in Czech)
This article focuses on the role of the economics of public sector, shortly said public economics in current health policy and searches for the most important and strongest area for its adoption and application. It is based on the hypothesis, that currently, health policy in the Czech Republic heads to the model of passive solving of emerging health care problems of the population and applying (quasi)market allocation principles. Out of this hypothesis two research questions outcome. First, whether this approach is consistent with the principles of the public sector, rationality of resources allocation and population health condition achievements. Second, how much we mix the problem of social solidarity and economic effectiveness. Moreover, whether the current withdrawal from solidarity is accompanied by risks of market failure and thus suboptimal allocation of newly introduced private resources. In this context the dimensions of effectiveness and risks of mixing social acceptability and rational resource allocation are analyzed.

Abstract (in Czech)

This article focuses on the role of the economics of public sector, shortly said public economics in current health policy and searches for the most important and strongest area for its adoption and application. It is based on the hypothesis, that currently, health policy in the Czech Republic heads to the model of passive solving of emerging health care problems of the population and applying (quasi)market allocation principles. Out of this hypothesis two research questions outcome. First, whether this approach is consistent with the principles of the public sector, rationality of resources allocation and population health condition achievements. Second, how much we mix the problem of social solidarity and economic effectiveness. Moreover, whether the current withdrawal from solidarity is accompanied by risks of market failure and thus suboptimal allocation of newly introduced private resources. In this context the dimensions of effectiveness and risks of mixing social acceptability and rational resource allocation are analyzed.