ORGANIZATION AND FINANCING OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AFTER THE COVID-19
ORGANIZATION AND FINANCING OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AFTER THE COVID-19

Summary/Abstract: The health care system in different countries results from different history, conditions of economic development, diversity in the area of state policy, geographical location and cultural conditions. Despite the differences in the functioning of health care systems, there are four common elements, due to their functions and area of operation: health care, disease prevention, health promotion and intersectoral cooperation for health. The World Health Organization, hereinafter referred to as WHO, points out the occurrence of phenomena that involve narrowing down the issues of health care systems to health care systems. Health care systems are undergoing transformation in many areas, which may occur in parallel, resulting from the development of technology, medical knowledge, greater access to population health information in the field of morbidity and changing health policy priorities, new organizational methods and more complex financing mechanisms. Modern health care systems face challenges related to, among others, an aging population, increasing demand for health services, increasing costs of medical technologies, increasing social expectations and information asymmetry. These challenges occur in all elements that make up the health care system, which are: human resources, delivery of health services, health information systems, access to health services, methods of financing and leadership and management in this sector. Financing health care is becoming more and more complex, representing a combination of public and private spending in various areas and payment methods. In most countries in the world, health care is publicly financed. This is related to its high costs, especially in the field of stationary treatment, and at the same time it is difficult in the interest of the state, because the health of citizens reduces social costs and results in better efficiency for the country's economy. S. Folland points out that comprehensive health insurance is covered from public funds provided for this purpose by the government of a given country. The article presents information concern the financing of the health care system in Poland and other selected European countries. The aim of this article is to analyze data on the spending of public funds on public hospitals in Poland and Europe.

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