Authors
Komarov J. M.
Doctor of Medical Science, Professor, Honored Worker of Russian Science, Member of the Executive Committee Bureau for Pirogov Social Movement for Health Professionals
Abstract
The experience of health insurance systems in the Netherlands and Germany is considered. A critical review of the Russian health care financing system is presented, possible ways of reforming compulsory health insurance are proposed. It is concluded that state-budget financing model of health care has relatively higher efficiency compared with insurance medicine.
Key words
health insurance, contributory sickness funds, health financing, antimonopoly regulation, health expenditures
