The summer holidays were again marked by a sharp discussion between the Ministry of Health and doctors. Not only the remuneration of health care workers is being discussed, but also the total amount of funds to pay for state-ordered health care. Overall, the funds spent on this area in the Czech Republic are below average in relation to GDP. On the other hand, the Czech Republic has the highest share of public expenditure on health care financing of all EU countries. However, increasing public funds for this system must always be accompanied by a discussion about its effectiveness.

Key Takeaways:

• The dramatic differences in the impacts of the proposed variants between the health unions and the ministry are determined by the difference in average wages in recent years and the fact that the ministry sets the calculation according to wages two years retroactively.
• Total health expenditure in relation to GDP (even in terms of purchasing power) is below average.
• The system has a low participation of private resources in health care.
• The number of doctors, nurses and nursing staff is slightly above average within the EU
countries, as is the number of graduates of medical faculties.

Analysis – Martin Zeman

The analysis is in PDF under the link below.