Inwestycje w zdrowie publiczne z perspektywy platnika trzeciej strony. (Investing in public health from the perspective of the third party payer – NFZ (NFH).)

The purpose of this article is the general analysis of investment opportunities for the benefit of public health units in the current health care system in Poland. The basis of the analysis were relevant legislation on the rules for setting insurance premiums, and public statements of operations for the years 2003-2011 National Health Fund. The analysis assumes that the investment opportunities in public health can be expressed by the level of income structure and dynamics of the NHF, and the directions of these investments can express expenditures/expenses for each category of activity resulting from the adoption of the government economic and social policy, including health policy and health care.