Sources of Financing Health Care in Poland – Findings

Abstract

In the presented article scientific works published within the grant project were used. The objective of the article is to present results of the scientific research conducted by an international community of financial law researchers. The basic objective of the scientific project implemented was to establish whether Polish legal regulations determining types of public sources of financing secure the implementation of tasks within health care. From the conducted research it can be concluded that the health insurance premium constitutes the main source of financing health care in Poland. Significant sources of financing health care include budgets of local government units and state budget.