Economic ?nalysis of the Purchasing Function of the Health Insurance Fund with Focus on Methods of Payment

Abstract

The subject of research in this master's thesis is purchasing function of insurance fund, the manner of execution of the function, its characteristics, methods of payment, and the reform of public health affecting its function and how it is connected with other functions in public health while the aim of the research is to create future recommendations and suggestions to improve the purchasing function and methods of payment, or a plan of measures to be taken for its development.Public health is a social, economic, political and legal concept which aims to improve health, prolong life and improve the quality of life of the population through health promotion, prevention of disease and other forms of public health activities and interventions. Health Insurance Fund (HIF) is the main finansierpokrivajkji over 90% of the total budget for health 35 % on the Fundof revenues derived from government and come from pensioners and the unemployed.The rest of the income of the Fund from employer contributions 9.2% (plus 0.5% for accident insurance rabotnotomesto) fee and other revenue.Fund primary healthcare services to general practitioners sefinansiraat based on kapitacija.The secondary outpatient care is secured from specialists working in public and private health protection. The hospitals which are mostly public funded based on historical budget. In the thesis the focus of research will be put towards purchasing function of HIF.