CHALLENGES IN THE FUNCTIONING OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE SYSTEM IN SERBIA
Health insurance represents a vital segment of population protection regarding the risk of illness, injury, or disability. The most important part of health insurance is healthcare which can be defined as a comprehensive activity of a human society aimed at preserving and improving the health of the population. The health insurance system in Serbia consists of compulsory (public) and voluntary health insurance. The subject of the analysis in the chapter is the challenge in the functioning of the health insurance system in Serbia. The aim of the chapter is to propose appropriate solutions for overcoming the identified challenges based on the analysis. The chapter consists of three sections. The first section of the chapter presents the basic features of the compulsory health insurance system in Serbia. Voluntary health insurance is analyzed in the second section of the chapter. In the third section, some of the key issues were underlined, focusing also on the fulfillment of certain prerequisites in order to overcome them.
This research is supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia by the Decision on the transfer of funds to finance the scientific research work of teaching staff at faculties in 2024, No. 451-03-65/2024-03/200097 of 5 February 2024.
engleski
2024
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Keywords: health insurance, Serbia