The Problems of the Czech Health Care System and Their Solutions

This thesis deals with the most severe problems and the factors that affect the health care system in the Czech Republic. Lately there is an increase in financial expenses on health, mainly due to the aging of population. Another problem is the inefficiency of the use of these funds. The aim is to analyze these serious problems and factors affecting Czech health care system. The theoretical part characterizes the basic concepts related to health care systems, typology of these systems, health care system as an economic good and state interference in the system due to the specific characteristics of this market. In this part there is also the introduction of the historical development of the system. The practical part analyzes the most important issues and factors that affect the health care system of the Czech Republic, financing of the system and its comparison with systems in the Netherlands and the USA. Also, there are recommendations that could contribute to improving the situation