In many countries, including Poland, there is a problem associated with disadvantages of valuation methods of medical services that affect the poor efficiency of health care financing system. In the literature, it is estimated that one of the best methods of valuation is system based on the Homogeneous Groups of Patients. In this system all treated patients are classified, based on selected clinical characteristics into patient groups which consume the resources of the hospital in a similar manner. Such a system already exists in many European countries. In some of them the basis for valuation of medical services are the cost data accumulated in hospitals. One of such country is France. The aim of this article is to analyze the valuation principles of medical services, especially in the hospitals, that are applied in the French health care system. Particular attention was paid to the characteristics of the French health care system and the French system of Homogeneous Groups of Patients GHM, which is the base for the valuation of medical services in hospitals. This article also describes the process of collecting cost data needed to determine the cost weights and the pricing rules for calculating the GHM tariffs at the central level.
The aim of the paper is the analysis of the household use of durables in Poland and other European countries. Relatively, the highest amount of money for household furnishing with durables was spent by the Bulgarians and the Italians (more than 7% of the total household expenses). In Poland, the highest expenditure occurred for the wealthiest households and those where the head of the household had a university degree while the least money was spent in numerous-family households. The best equipped households (quantity wise) were such that had one or two children and those where the household head had a university degree. The cluster analysis allowed distinguishing household groups of similar durables ownership level. These groups may be treated as consumer segments. The presented analyses also indicate the trends of the Polish consumers regarding the possession of durables.
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