TY - JOUR JO - Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine J2 - Ann Agric Environ Med. SN - 1232-1966 VL - 19 IS - 3 PY - 2012 ID - Posturzyńska2012 TI - Principles of social security and health insurance for farmers in Poland and Germany – a comparative assessment AB - Introduction and objective As landowners occupied with agricultural production comprise a sizeable part of the populations in mid- and western European countries, it seemed reasonable to assess the organization of health care systems concerning farmers and their families in Poland and Germany. Both countries have similar geographical conditions and rural environments. It so happens that in Poland the principles of the system of agricultural insurance (KRUS) is based on the experiences of Germany and France. State of knowledge Basically, both in Poland and Germany, the agricultural health insurance companies provide the same insurance cover as other health insurance companies. In both countries, under certain conditions, in the case of illness, the insured farmers receive instead of sickness benefit operational assistance and home help. In spite of the similarities that characterize both administrations, many particular differences are to be noted, e.g. the farmers’ social insurance in Poland is subject to only one ministry, in contrast to Germany where two ministries are responsible for farmers’ social insurance. In Poland, KRUS is a monopolistic organization, whereas in Germany, nine similar independent structures fulfil the task of a health insurance company. Needless to say, many more funds are available for prevention, treatment and rehabilitation in Germany than in Poland, due to obvious differences in the overall national income. AU - Posturzyńska, Agnieszka AU - Wojtyła, Andrzej AU - Hans, Lucyna AU - Morawik, Iwona AU - Strzemecka, Joanna AU - Jabłoński, Mirosław SP - 593 EP - 599 DA - 2012 UR - https://www.aaem.pl/Principles-of-social-security-and-health-insurance-for-farmers-in-Poland-and-Germany,71827,0,2.html ER -