Sources and amounts of financial support for medical care in the institutions of the federal penitentiary service

Abstract

Aim. To evaluate the state financial guarantees for providing medical care to prisoners of penitentiary institutions. Methods. The general assessment of actual state funding of penitentiary healthcare as well as the shares of separate sources in funding of penitentiary healthcare at facilities of Russian Federal Penitentiary Service. Results. The combined funding of penitentiary healthcare increased up to 3 861 568.7 thousands of rubles in 2011 (twofold compared to 2009). Per capita funding was equal to 3844.0 rubles per year per Russian Federal Penitentiary Service facilities prisoner - 2.34 times higher compared to 2009. Hence, despite the total funding increase, the handicap compared to national healthcare funding is still huge. Conclusion. The gained data provides a real-time picture of the penitentiary healthcare funding and is necessary for improvement of medical and sanitary services in the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service institutions.