Citation
Tompson, William (2006). Healthcare reform in russia: problems and prospects. Economics Department Working Papers No. 538.Abstract
This paper examines the prospects for reform of Russiaís healthcare system. It begins by exploring a number of fundamental imbalances that characterise the current half-reformed system of healthcare provision before going on to assess the governmentís plans for going ahead with healthcare reform overthe medium term. The challenges it faces include strengthening primary care provision and reducing the current over-reliance on tertiary care; restructuring the incentives facing healthcare providers; and completing the reform of the system of mandatory medical insurance.