Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Avxentyev Nikolay
Author-Name-First: Nikolay
Author-Name-Last: Avxentyev
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy
Author-Name: Nazarov Vladimir
Author-Name-First: Vladimir
Author-Name-Last: Nazarov
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy
Author-Name: Sisigina Natalya
Author-Name-First: Natalya
Author-Name-Last: Sisigina
Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy
Title: Health care challenges in Russia in 2020
Abstract: The coronavirus pandemic became the largest challenge for the domestic public health system. For the first time in modern history, healthcare organizers had to temporarily suspend the implementation of a major part of state guarantees ensuring free medical care to population, as well as practically all programs of health care strategic development. The extraordinary measures made it possible to avoid acute shortages of medical capacity for patients with COVID-19, however, at the same time reduced the availability of medical care for most other diseases.
Classification-JEL: I1, I15, I18,
Keywords: Russian economy, health care system
Creation-Date: 2021
Revision-Date: 2021
Length: 10 pages
File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/ppaper/ppaper-2021-1134.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Function: Revised Version, 2021
Handle: RePEc:gai:ppaper:ppaper-2021-1134