To the fiscal dimension of health care financing

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To the fiscal dimension of health care financing

MERTL, Jan

Basic information

Original name

To the fiscal dimension of health care financing

Authors

MERTL, Jan

Edition

Praha, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference European Fiscal Dialog 2016, p. 95-104, 10 pp. 2016

Publisher

Newton College

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

50200 5.2 Economics and Business

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organization unit

University of Finance and Administration

ISBN

978-80-87325-09-4

Keywords in English

health insurance, health budget, government expenditure, fiscal policy

Abstract

V originále

Presented paper focuses on the fiscal aspects of health care financing within the paradigms of recent socioeconomic development. This is justified by the size of health budget in current economies and the importance of health care for economic performance and social well-being. The models of health care financing are discussed and the characteristics of health care are described. Then the situation in the Czech Republic is assessed and the system of multiple health insurance companies is analyzed. An overview of fiscal aspects that influence health care system is made and possible configurations are discussed.

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