ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a theoretical analysis of interventionism from the perspective of the Austrian School. The aim is to illustrate that interventionism is not a permanent system that can be kept away from the market economy. On the contrary, successive interventions increasingly interfere with market processes and hamper their functioning, and the state plays an increasingly important role in the economy. This applies to both tax and regulatory issues. The situation is similar in the case of the health system; one of the consequences of interventionism in this area is the disturbance of the relationship between the direct and indirect (through third-party payers) purchasing of medical goods and services by consumers, which disrupts the rational structure of financing access to such services. A consequence here is lengthening queues for benefits or an increase in expenses.
