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1 FREE ARTICLE Private healthcare providers have captured one-third of the Polish healthcare market by Monika Stefanczyk Source: Private healthcare market in Poland 2008 April 2008 PMR P U B L I C A T I O N S

by Monika Stefanczyk Source: Private healthcare

2 Monika Stefanczyk, Senior Pharmaceutical Market Analyst In 2007 Poles spent PLN 23bn ( 6.1bn) on healthcare services and products, i.e., 13% more than in Over half of that amount was expenditure on drugs and medical devices. Medical services consumed PLN 5bn ( 1.3bn) from patients own pockets. Subscriptions and insurance as growth drivers for the private healthcare market According to our estimates, in 2007, private spending on healthcare represented 36% of total healthcare expenditure. Such private spending comprises payments for drugs, medical devices and services directly from patients pockets, unofficial payments for medical care, subscriptions offered by medical companies and health insurance offered by insurance companies. In 2007 the key drivers of the market growth were subscriptions sold by private medical companies, OTC drugs and other products available without prescription and private health insurance offered by insurance companies. Polish private healthcare market s value (PLN bn) and its change, % 13% 25 8% 27 9% 30 10% e 2007e 2008f 2009f 2010f Value e estimate f forecast Source: report Private healthcare in Poland 2008, PMR Publications, a division of PMR Ltd., 2008 Dynamics

Subscriptions and insurance as growth drivers for the private healthcare market According to our estimates, in 2007, private spending on healthcare represented 36% of total healthcare expenditure.

3 PMR believes that in medical subscriptions and health insurance will continue as major driving forces behind the market growth, because their popularity among Poles will be on the increase. The Act on Health Insurance will not generate massive interest in this type of medical services financing Currently, even if a patient takes out additional insurance, he or she is still required to pay the mandatory premium transferred to the National Health Fund (NFZ). Another factor halting the development of the private health insurance market is the lack of a guaranteed benefits basket and price list for medical services rendered in the public system. If such a basket were determined, it would be clear which services to cover with additional insurance. At present, no one knows what services to include in additional health coverage. The World Bank estimates that in five years time an impressive proportion of 15% of Poles may be covered by private health insurance. We think that this would be possible only if private companies were allowed to compete with the NFZ. However, the current draft Act on Health Insurance does not provide for such market liberalisation, therefore it may take much longer to reach this 15% level. More information on the private healthcare in Poland can be found in PMR Publications latest report, Private healthcare in Poland Development forecasts for

pay the mandatory premium transferred to the National Health Fund (NFZ).

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5 PMR Publications, PMR Consulting and PMR Research are divisions of PMR Ltd. ( a publishing, consulting and market research company providing information, advice and services to international businesses interested in Central and Eastern Europe. With highly skilled staff, top ranked web sites and over ten years of experience, PMR is one of the largest companies of its type in the region. PMR Ltd., ul. Supniewskiego 9, Krakow, Poland tel./48/ , fax/48/ , Contact PMR Customer service tel./48/ fax./48/ sales@pmrpublications.com Marketing tel./48/ marketing@pmrpublications.com You are welcome to contact the authors of the article: Monika Stefanczyk, Senior Pharmaceutical Market Analyst PMR Publications tel./48/ monika.stefanczyk@pmrpublications.com

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