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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

Hungarian, health care, family doctors, health insurance, communism

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Psychology

Abstract

“Hungarians, rise, your country calls you! Meet this hour, whatever befalls you! Shall we freemen be, or slaves? Choose the lot your spirit craves!”1 This was proclaimed by the famous Hungarian poet, Petrofi Sandor, during the Hungarian Revolution of 1948. This battle cry is a taste of the deep-rooted spirit of the Hungarian people that has persisted throughout their tumultuous history. Because of its strategic location in Eastern Europe, Hungary has been conquered and ruled by other countries numerous times. Most recently Hungary was under Communist control until the Iron Curtain fell in 1989. Hungary has many social, economic, and political problems stemming from their transition from a socialist to a capitalist society. These problems are particularly visible within their health-care system. This summary will touch briefly on the history of Hungarian medicine, including its former structure under Communist rule. However, it will mainly focus on current reforms, and, most importantly, opinions of Hungarian health-care workers taken from a survey sent to Hungary. The purpose of my paper is to encourage informed discussion of Hungary’s health-care conditions through which improvements can be made.

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