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The expression of the development of acivilization is the constant expanding of individual rights. However, these rights, proclaimed in constitutional acts, are not implemented at all or are implemented only within anarrow scope. The right to health care, as one of the most important rights, should be realized in the broadest possible way. That is the reason why we should observe the surrounding reality and assess the extent of its implementation.
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The Act on Medical Activity is a move in the right direction, but without concurrent comprehensive changes to the shape of the entire system it is incomplete. The legislature did not avoid imperfections, despite the fact that the project was prepared in a quiet mode, without haste and without clear temporary order, as it usually happens. Thirty months after the Act was passed, medical services market observers suggest amendments and introduction of new regulations to the Act. However, the authorities do not seem to hear these comments and criticism.
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The healthcare sector is a specific area of economic life. It is connected with people’s strong emotional involvement, especially these people who are forced to use its services. Therefore, formulating any theoretical analysis without value judgments is almost impossible. The author tried to prove that, from the economic point of view, medical service belongs to typical private goods, despite the general social belief that the state should address the issue of health care. However, in countries that have a long tradition of state presence in healthcare, it is difficult to deregulate this sector. At the end, it is worth quoting Devera’s idea that healthcare system consumes up to 90% of expenditures on health care and results in only 10% reduction of mortality. In comparison, spending on promotion of healthy lifestyle consumes approximately 1.5% of expenditures on health care but it reduces mortality by around 40%. Similar financial allocations on the protection of natural environment have a potential impact on the reduction of mortality of approximately 20%. Expenditures on human biology amount approximately to 7% and they could reduce mortality of people by around 30%. It may be worth trying to make society aware that their choices have a much greater impact on the environment than it is commonly thought.
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