Page 1 SYNOPSIS NEWS • ANALYSIS • PRACTICE A sweeping package of reforms will see
an estimated 25 million Russian pensioners and other government dependants exchange …

The purpose of this book, edited and partly written by Mark G. Field andjudyth L. Twigg," to
shed light on [the] human cost of the transition"(3), is fully achieved. In addition to broad …

Moreover, the impact of the health crisis is socially regressive: both the likelihood of chronic
illness and the probability that illness leads to early retirement are negatively correlated with …

On the face of it the health service is one of the few sectors of the Russian economy that may
not have to go through any major systemic change as the rest of the economy goes through …

In this UpDate I report on the status of health care financing reform in Russia and Ukraine
since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. After summarizing the previous system, I discuss …

S oviet era constitutions proclaimed the fundamental right of their citizenry to essential
medical care that would be free at the point of delivery. That commitment was renewed in the …

The Russian Federation health sector may serve as an example of excessive state
commitments to free health care. A right to free health care is determined by political rhetoric …

With the rise of international public health standards over the last century, many
governments have embarked on health system reform to address inefficiencies in financing …

In keeping with the introduction of market-oriented reforms since the collapse of the Soviet
Union, Russia's health care system has undergone a series of sweeping changes since …

With low take-up of both private health insurance and the existing public drug
reimbursement scheme, it is thought that less than 5% of the Russian population have …