The Bulletin of the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences № 2/2024.  Economics and Management.

Olga A. Kislitsyna

Dr. Sci. (Econ.), Chief Researcher at the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

ORCID: 0000-0002-4144-237X

RUSSIANS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN HEALTHCARE

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Abstract

The aim of the study was: 1) to consider the views of Russians on the state’s role in providing and financing health care services and the success of the government in this area; 2) to identify changes in these views over time; 3) to explore the relationship between the Russians’ opinions and their individual characteristics. The analysis of International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) data collected in 2006 and in 2016 shows that support for the government’s role in providing and financing health care has slightly declined over a ten-year period and a significant part of the respondents are dissatisfied with the government’s success in ensuring treatment to those in need of medical attention. However, despite this, most Russians still support government involvement in health care. Individual characteristics associated with the attitude to the role of the state in healthcare have also been identified.

Keywords: healthcare, public opinion, government funding, public services, government responsibility, International Social Survey Programme (ISSP), Russia.

JEL: E62, H11, H51

EDN: AUFPFV

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52180/2073-6487_2024_2_7_30

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Manuscript submission date: 05.03.2024

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Kislitsyna O.A. Russians’ attitudes toward the role of the state in healthcare // Vestnik Instituta Ekonomiki Rossiyskoy Akademii Nauk. 2024. № 2. Pp. 7-30. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.52180/2073-6487_2024_2_7_30 EDN: AUFPFV

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