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Medical benefits

Polish healthcare system guarantees the following services to the insured persons:

• maintaining and restoring human health and preventing diseases and injuries
• early diagnosis
• medical treatment
• prevention and alleviation of disabilities
• medical examinations and consultation
• diagnostic examinations
• preventive care
• out-patient health care
• medical emergency services
• medical rehabilitation
• nursing
• supply of drugs and medical devices, supply of orthopaedic devices and aids
• perinatal care during pregnancy
• band the puerperium
• palliative care and certification of temporary or permanent disability

Beneficiaries have the right to guaranteed health benefits, with the exception of benefits mentioned in a list of health benefits non-financed from public means (the so called 'negative basket').

Source: http://www.mz.gov.pl/