Asthma boundaries in a social security perspective
Journal Title: JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY & OUTCOMES RESEARCH - Year 2016, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
ntroduction: Patients in Poland, including asthmatics are beneficiaries of social security system in case of severe disease exacerbation. Usually sick leave due to uncontrolled asthma is enough to get better and come back to regular life, however some patients with permanent severe symptoms require invalidity pension to secure their social rights and life quality. Nowadays, the social security system is overloaded due to insufficiency of income versus expenditures, and asthma as disease might represent a significant part of this costs due to its prevalence. Objective of the study: In this article we have analysed trends in asthma management at the social insurance financial perspective, comparing the asthma social security costs to the overall social security system expenses. Material and methods: The study and analyses are based on the Polish Social Security Institution (ZUS) data publicised in years 2010-2014. Results: In year 2014 total ZUS and employers spendings on social benefits to ill patients were calculated at 32,5 billion of Polish Zloty. Respectively all respiratory system diseases social security costs accounted 2,2 billion of Polish Zloty, of which estimated asthma (J-45) 64 million of Polish Zloty, and status asthmatics (J-46) 580 thousands of Polish Zloty. Conclusions: Asthma social security costs represent 0,21% of all diseases social security costs and less than 3% of all respiratory diseases social security costs. Despite variability of the costs over years 2012-2014, there are no significant negative trends of asthma costs into the social security system.
Authors and Affiliations
Rafał Muc, Anna Radziwillska-Muc, Jarosław Pinkas
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