The Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia is the National Health Fund of Poland. It was established by Act of the
Sejm
The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland.
The Sejm has been the highest governing body of ...
of 27 August 2004 on a proposal of Mariusz Lipinski, then the
minister of health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services.
Some governments have separate ministers for mental health.
Coun ...
that there should be just one centralized government institution.
Overview
NFZ is financed by compulsory health insurance contributions and finances health services provided to insured persons and reimburses the cost of medicines. The President of the Fund is appointed by the Prime Minister at the request of the minister of health after consultation with the Council of the Fund. There is a branch in each of the 16 provinces. In 2015 its income was 69.8 billion
Polish złoty
The złoty (; abbreviation: zł; ISO 4217, code: PLN) is the official currency and legal tender of Poland. It is subdivided into 100 Groschen, grosz (''gr'').Singular: ''grosz'', alternative plural forms: ''groszy'', ''grosze''. The widely recog ...
and it employed the full-time equivalent of 5,184 people.
It runs a ZIP system, where patients can see their treatment history and costs over the last 10 years. It also authorizes the supply of
medical devices
A medical device is any device intended to be used for medical purposes. Significant potential for hazards are inherent when using a device for medical purposes and thus medical devices must be proved safe and effective with reasonable assura ...
, deals with complaints about healthcare providers and issues
European Health Insurance Card
The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is issued free of charge and allows anyone who is insured by or covered by a statutory social security scheme of the EEA countries, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom to receive medical treatment in ...
s.
In 2017 93% of the budget was allocated to hospitals with two-year contracts with the Fund which operate an emergency room. These institutions have an NFZ logo.
Agency executives
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Aleksander Nauman (2003)
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Maciej Tokarczyk (2003)
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Krzysztof Panas (2003–2004)
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Lesław Abramowicz (2004)
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Marek Lejk'' (2004)
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Jerzy Miller (2004–2006)
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Andrzej Sośnierz
Andrzej Stanisław Sośnierz (born 8 May 1951) is a Polish politician and physician and a current member of the Sejm.
Political career
He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 54,876 votes in Katowice, standing for Civic Platform. He ...
(2006–2007)
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Jacek Grabowski'' (2007)
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Jacek Paszkiewicz (2007–2012)
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Zbigniew Teter'' (2012)
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Agnieszka Pachciarz (2012–2013)
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Marcin Pakulski'' (2013–2014)
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Wiesława Anna Kłos'' (2014)
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Tadeusz Jędrzejczyk (2014–2016)
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Andrzej Jacyna'' (2016–2018)
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Andrzej Jacyna (2018–2019)
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Adam Niedzielski'' (2019)
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Adam Niedzielski (2019-2020)
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Filip Nowak'' (2020–2021)
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Filip Nowak (2021–)
See also
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Health care in Poland
Health care in Poland is insurance based, delivered through a publicly funded health care system called the Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia, which is free for all the citizens of Poland provided they fall into the "insured" category (usually meaning that ...
References
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Medical and health organisations based in Poland
Publicly funded health care