Filip Nowak announces support for hospitals. The National Health Fund will allocate billions of zlotys
Filip Nowak emphasized, as reported by interia.pl, that hospital financing is carried out regularly, and the National Health Fund transfers 1/12 of the annual contract every month. He pointed out that the financial plan of the National Health Fund is systematically growing. Five years ago it was PLN 100 billion, and now it reaches PLN 200 billion.
The President of the National Health Fund also reminded that the basis for financing health services is the health insurance premium, supported by a growing subsidy from the state budget, which currently amounts to nearly PLN 31 billion.
Additional funds and new sources of financing of the National Health Fund
The President of the National Health Fund announced that the subsidy from the state budget is being gradually increased, and this year an additional PLN 3.5 billion has been secured to support hospitals. The fund also plans to launch bonds that are expected to bring in approximately one billion zlotys, and funds from the Ministry of Health are expected to amount to another half a billion zlotys. Additionally, the National Health Fund is counting on making an allocation in the medical fund.
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Filip Nowak pointed out that The development of medicine means that many services that were previously expensive are now cheaper thanks to modern treatment methods. He noted, however, that some services may be less profitable for medical facilities, which affects their financial situation.
National Health Fund on priorities. Billions for oncology
The head of the National Health Fund also referred to media reports regarding problems with access to oncological treatment. He emphasized that oncology remains a priority, and comparing the first half of last year and this year, expenditure on cancer treatment increased by PLN 1.5 billion.
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He pointed out that this resulted in greater availability of benefits – 96,000 people benefited from the aid. more patients, and the number of services provided increased by 372 thousand.
Growing hospital debt and organizational challenges
Polish hospitals are struggling with increasing financial and organizational problems. As the interia.pl website reminds, It is increasingly common to postpone planned procedures and limit the admission of new patients, also as part of drug programs. The Ministry of Health predicts that in 2026 the financial gap in the National Health Fund may reach PLN 23 billion.
During a conference in the Sejm, Deputy Minister of Health Tomasz Maciejewski announced that the National Health Fund's budget for 2025 has increased to over PLN 200 billion, and the subsidy from the state budget already amounts to PLN 34 billion. These funds are intended to secure financing for unlimited services, drug programs and chemotherapy. The Ministry of Health assures that overpayments for the second quarter have already been made, and settlements for the third quarter are in progress.
According to the ministry's data, the debt of hospitals increased by PLN 1.7 billion, but the share of liabilities due in the costs of facilities decreased from 5 to 3.5 percent..
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Deputy Minister Maciejewski emphasized that decisions to liquidate departments are made by local governments and hospital directors, and the planned reform is intended to enable consolidation and adaptation of the hospital network to changing demographic needs.
