Healthcare system of Russian Federation: the results of activities in the years 2012-2016. Urgent measures for 2017-2018

• Guzel E. Ulumbekova

Abstract

The article presents the main things that were done in the healthcare system of the Russian Federation from 2012 to 2016, including: demographic and health indicators, supply of health personnel and hospital beds, the volume of medical care, the regulatory framework of health. The article analyses healthcare financing in the Russian Federation in 2016 and 2017, describes economic conditions and demographic trends in the coming years. It is shown that the medical care of state guarantees and capacity of the health system have decreased in the healthcare system of the Russian Federation in recent years. The author concludes that in 2017-2018 in conditions of decreasing state financing of healthcare, it's necessary to prioritize spending and to implement urgent measures aimed to increase efficiency of using industry resource. This will prevent further reduction in the availability of medical care for the population of the Russian Federation.

Keywords:healthcare indicators, effectiveness of healthcare expenditures, results of activities in the healthcare system, the orders and assignments of the President of the Russian Federation, the economic and demographic conditions in Russia, urgent measures in the healthcare system

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