Poles think access to health care is abysmal
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In the Czech Republic, 80 percent of citizens believe they have good access to the health care system. Meanwhile, in Poland, nearly 70 percent of Poles believe the system is working terribly. The public health care system in many areas should take an example from the private sector. The government's goal is to increase health spending to 7 percent of GDP over the next six years – it is expected to reach 6 percent of GDP as early as 2023. In addition to eliminating limits to specialists, this is the second very important demand on the way to repairing the Polish health care system. The additional money is to be used for investments, infrastructure modernization, digitization, modern therapies, new staff, and increased salaries.
"Unfortunately, achieving the goal of 7 percent of GDP is fiction. The amount of money does not guarantee that we have access to medical services, and the amount of money allocated to the health care system should be monitored by two basic indicators," Dariusz Klimczak, Vice Chairman of the PSL and Member of the Parliamentary Health Committee, said.
