Analýza užívání služeb veřejného zdravotnictví v České republice v roce 2022

The public health system in the Czech Republic went through a period during the 2019-2021 coronavirus pandemic. The bachelor thesis analyses the use of public health services in the Czech Republic in 2022, specifically the problem of overuse of outpatient health care. The data analysis focuses on the use of public health as a public good in the area of outpatient health care. The shape of the Czech healthcare system and its development in the period 1993-2020 is defined, with respect to the problem of overuse. The analytical part includes the form of introduction or abolition of registration fees at the doctor's office. A data analysis of the use of outpatient health care is performed. The existence of the phenomenon of overuse is ascertained by an original questionnaire survey among outpatient health care physicians. Intertemporal data analysis examines the effect of the introduction or abolition of regulatory fees on individuals' behavior. Ways of reducing overuse are analysed based on international comparisons of health systems. As a result, the hypothesis of the existence of the phenomenon of overuse of health care in the Czech Republic in the field of outpatient health care is proved. The sub-hypothesis of the thesis based on the assumption that the introduction of regulatory fees will reduce the level of overuse of health care in the Czech Republic in the field of outpatient health care is not confirmed. The economic policy recommendations include optimal gate-keeping and increased collaboration between outpatient health care practitioners. The objectives of introducing regulatory fees must be clearly interpreted and evaluated over time.