THE EFFICIENCY OF RESOURCE USAGE IN THE SOCIAL HEALTH
                      INSURANCE SYSTEM

                                     Cumpănaşu Ecaterina, PhD
                                Health Insurance House of Hunedoara
                                       ecumpanasu@cjashd.ro

                             Văidean Viorela-Ligia, PhD Student
                            „Babeş-Bolyai” University Cluj-Napoca
                              viorela.vaidean@econ.ubbcluj.ro


ABSTRACT: The public health expenses seem to properly mirror the development level of a
country. The purpose of this paper is to study the evolution of the public health expenses in
the world and in our country. The efficiency of the public health care activity is further
appreciated through a series of indicators.

Keywords: social health insurance, the national unique social health insurance fund, public health
expenses

JEL Codes: G22, G28, H51, I11, I18