Course: Health insurance systems

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Course title Health insurance systems
Course code KFU/SZP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hejduková Pavlína, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic aspects of health care economics Basic types of health systems Indirect and direct funding of health services and sources of funding Payment mechanisms in healthcare Health insurance and health insurance markets Historical development of health insurance Public health insurance in the Czech Republic and its principles Financial relations between payers and health service providers Insurance premiums for public health insurance Payers of public health insurance premiums, assessment bases, decisive periods Practical examples for calculating premiums on public health insurance and case studies Summary repeat

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 15 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
There are no prerequisites for the study of this course.
Skills
There are no prerequisites for the study of this course.
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
can define the basic models of health care funding
know economic and law aspeects of public health insurance system in the Czech Republic
is able to classify benefits from public health insurance
Skills
is able to apply theoretical knowledge about public health insurance to practical examples
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Interactive lecture
Practicum
Skills
Interactive lecture
Practicum
Competences
Interactive lecture
Practicum
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Skills
Test
Competences
Test
Recommended literature
  • Bernell, Steph. Health economics: core concepts and essential tools. Chicago, 2016. ISBN 9781567937985.
  • Hejduková, Pavlína. Veřejné finance. Teorie a praxe.. Praha, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7400-298-4.
  • NĚMEC, Jiří. Principy zdravotního pojištění. 1. vyd.. Praha: Grada, 2008. ISBN 978-802-4726-281.
  • ŠATERA, Karel. Zdravotní pojištení a ekonomika. 2. uprav. vyd. Zlín: Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7454-135-3.
  • Zlámal, Jaroslav; Bellová, Jana. Ekonomika zdravotnictví. Brno : Národní centrum ošetřovatelství a nelékařských zdravotnických oborů, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7013-551-8.


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