Health policy of the Republic of Croatia

Primarni cilj zdravstvenog sustava je poboljšanje zdravlja i zaštite pojedinca u slučaju narušenog psihičkog i fizičkog zdravlja. Da bi se to ostvarilo, sustav je povezan kroz skup zdravstvenih jedinica ustrojenih na način da se postigne što kvalitetnije ispunjenje primarnog cilja sustava i da se u slučaju bolesti spriječi osiromašenje u slučaju bolesti. Zdravstveni sustav, kao takav, postao je neizostavan dio ekonomije svake države jer zdravstveni problemi su usko povezani s ekonomskim aspektom. Uz to, zdravstveni sustav zapošljava velik dio radne snage i infrastrukturne investicije u taj sustav su neizostavne. Uz sve to navedeno, očigledno je da ovaj sustav doprinosi kontinuiranom rastu nacionalnog dohotka. Zbog mnogobrojnih prirodnih ljekovitih činitelja (klimatskih, morskih i topličkih) Hrvatska ima bogatu tradiciju zdravstvenog turizma koja seže još od rimskog doba. Ti činitelji predstavljaju veliki potencijal za daljnji razvoj zdravstvenog turizma i mogućnost rasta godišnjih prihoda do milijardu eura. Područje zdravstvenog turizma regulirano je 1. siječnja 2019. godine Zakonom o zdravstvenoj zaštiti. Zdravstvene ustanove i privatni zdravstveni radnici mogu pružati zdravstvene usluge u zdravstvenom turizmu samo izvan kapaciteta ugovorenih sa Hrvatskim zavodom za zdravstveno osiguranje.The primary goal of the wealth system is to improve the overall health of every individual in case of disturbed health of any kind. To make that possible, the system is connected through a set of health units organized in such a way as to achieve the best possible fulfilment of the primary goal of the system and to prevent impoverishment in the event of illness. The health care system, as such, has become an indispensable part of the economy of every state because health problems are closely related to the economic aspect. Besides, the health system employs a large part of the workforce, and infrastructure investments in this system are indispensable and mandatory. With all of the above, it is evident that this system contributes to the continuous growth of national income. Due to many natural healing factors (climatic, marine, and thermal), Croatia has a rich tradition of health tourism that dates back to Roman times. These factors represent excellent potential for the further development of health tourism and the possibility of increasing annual revenues to one billion euros. The area of health tourism is regulated on January 1, 2019, by the Health Care Act. Health care institutions and private health care workers can provide health care services in health tourism only outside the capacities agreed with the Croatian Health Insurance Institute