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The health care system in Poland is an important element of the activities of state authorities. Public opinion polls confirm the need for reforms in this area. The health sector comprises healthcare, public health and health-related social welfare activities and as a whole requires operational improvement. Well planned activities should improve health security in general. One of the ways to improve the effectiveness of healthcare entities is commercialization of independent public healthcare institutions. It is in line with the generally observed tendency to more and more frequently outsource tasks to external entities by public administration. In this way, the traditional tasks of public administration, so far performed mainly by the public finance sector, are entrusted to private entities. However, this does not change the scope of public authorities’ responsibility for the functioning of healthcare security.