Health is one of the most important human values and can be a factor affecting the quality of life. The need for healthcare is one of the basic individual rights of the citizen. A specific sector in any national economy is the healthcare sector, which, as every created system, is subject to permanent changes. The author will present factors influencing the financial aspect of the healthcare system and its legal basis, especially in the light of recent modifications of the system.

As coronavirus emerged, the supporters of direct government interventions received additional arguments in their favour. Currently, almost every government at the globe is directly infl uencing national markets to decrease the economic impact of COVID-19. The author observes a paradox in COVID-19 situation-we can observe implementation of short term government policies to liberalize labour market, decrease employees' rights and direct funds to compensate for the decrease of demand. Yet, from economic theory, government actions are mostly considered to have a negative eff ect on the market. The author used present literature and reports of public and private institutions, which allowed to conclude, that while yet ongoing, the coronavirus eff ect may be overcome by the global economy in a little more, than a year. The objective of the paper is to evaluate the legitimacy of support for businesses from Polish government. This paper broadens the aspect of economic eff ects of COVID-19 outbreak and the scope of response of Polish government.