Open Data Albania is analyzing budget expenditure for the Health sector, as outlined in the 2022 budget. If we refer to the functional classification, the Health sector is one of the ten functions guaranteed by the state. This feature includes expenses for: Medical products, appliances, and equipment; Outpatient services (for outpatients – i.e. who do not require hospitalization); Hospital services; Public health services; research and development in the Health sector etc., which are not classified but related to said sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The data explored for the purpose of this article has been extracted from the fiscal tables accompanying Law no. 115\/2021 \u2018On the 2022 Budget\u2019. In the Expenditure for Healthcare item we have only expenditures covered by public funds, as the state is responsible for the provision of public health care, so the private provision of medical services has not been taken into account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For 2022, about ALL 65 billion have from the Budget been planned for the provision and public insurance of the health function, of the ALL 638 billion that is the total budget dedicated to expenditures. Health expenditure makes up for 10.2% of the total annual budget expenditures. This rate foresees a nominal increase of budget support for Healthcare by around ALL 7.5 billion more than the 2021 budget plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Health expenditures account for 3.5% of Gross Domestic Product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of these funds, about 58 % or ALL 37.85 billion, are going towards financing the Mandatory Health Insurance Fund (CHIF) scheme, as planned for 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n