Důsledky změn věkové struktury obyvatelstva na vývoj nákladů na poskytování zdravotní péče =The effects of changes in the population age structure on the costs of providing health care

Abstract

This paper attempts to quantify the effects of changes in the population age structure on the costs of healthinsurance companies for the provision of health care. Based on a population projection for the Czech Republic and data on health-insurance companies’ expenditures on health care by gender and age, the expected development costs of health-insurance companies in 2030 are quantified and the possibilities of financing the health-insurance system, including proposed changes to some parameters of the system, are assessed.