Publication at Faculty of Law |
2017
Abstract
In her paper, the author deals with the right to so called free healthcare (healthcare without a direct contribution of a patient respectively) depending on the fact whether the patient is a citizen. According to the Art. 31 of the Bill of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, based on public healthcare insurance, the right to free healthcare is guaranteed to Czech citizens under statutory conditions.
As will be shown in the paper, such wording is partially misleading. In fact, Art. 31 does not guarantee a stricto sensu free healthcare and the access to healthcare based on a participation in public healthcare insurance system is not limited only to the Czech citizens.