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7 billion in Medical Fund accounts

MedExpress Team

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Published June 27, 2024 07:57

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The Parliamentary Health Committee on Wednesday analyzed the implementation of the state budget in the parts for which the Health Minister is responsible. The activities of the Medical Fund were assessed in a decidedly negative way, and there were even voices about the need for its liquidation or at least serious changes. More than 7 billion zlotys have already been frozen in FM accounts - meanwhile, the system lacks funds for day-to-day operations.

According to the law, in 2023 no less than 6 percent of GDP, or no less than PLN 157 billion, should be allocated to health care. - In the end, according to the Budget Law for 2023 and the draft plan of the National Health Fund, funds were planned at 165 billion PLN. That is, by PLN 8 billion more. Over the course of the year, spending was increased to the final level of PLN 184 billion, or more than 7 percent of GDP, Deputy Health Minister Wojciech Konieczny said. The 7% refers, of course, to GDP two years ago, i.e. in 2022. Reaching this figure in 2023 was possible, he stressed, thanks to the use of virtually all of the NFZ's reserves from the reserve fund (the authors of the report on the NFZ's financing gap pointed out).

The deputy head of the hea...

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