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3 . 2022

Cross-border insurance as a way of forming the flow of medical tourism: an overview of opportunities and practices in the Russian Federation

Abstract

The article discusses the prospects for commercial insurance products specified for medical tourism options. It summarizes key aspects of such insurance products with respect to national legislation and international laws. The authors assess the possible formats of insurance mechanisms, insurance product design and key limitations of medical tourism in Russia as an insurance product.

Keywords:cross-border insurance; insurance business; insurance services market; commercial insurance product; insurance in medical tourism; medical tourism

Funding. The study had no sponsor support.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Contribution. Development of the concept, editing and approval of the final version of the article – Merkulov O.Yu., Klimin V.G.; formation of the key objectives of the article, text editing – Lyadov K.V.; text editing – Maltseva Yu.A.; collection and processing of material, preparation and editing of the text – Polushkin V.G.

For citation: Merkulov O.Yu., Lyadov K.V., Klimin V.G., Maltseva Yu.A., Polushkin V.G. Cross-border insurance as a way of forming the flow of medical tourism: an overview of opportunities and practices in the Russian Federation. ORGZDRAV: novosti, mneniya, obuchenie. Vestnik VSHOUZ [HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT: News, Views, Education. Bulletin of VSHOUZ
]. 2022; 8 (3): 45–55. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33029/2411-8621-2022-8-3-45-55 (in Russian)

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