Paid Medical Services in Public Healthcare Organizations: Policy Management and Prospects

Abstract

In Russia, healthcare facilities of any form of ownership provide paid medical services that are in high demand among all groups of Russian population. Due to the economic challenges and the high social signifi-cance of these services, specialists and healthcare public authorities pay close attention to this issue. Changes in the regulations on paid medical services should eliminate existing difficulties and minimize the risk of issues in the future.The author carried out a comparative analysis of the following documents: Rules for the provision of paid medical services by medical organizations (approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federa-tion No. 1006 dated 04.10.2012), and Rules on a similar topic developed by the Ministry of Health of the Rus-sian Federation and amended during the preparation and publication of draft document at the platform regu-lation.gov.ru (approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 736 dated 11.05.2023).The author addressed the innovations introduced by the new regulations and evaluated their potential impact on the provision of paid medical services.