Is health care in Russia free?

Every Russian citizen and resident is entitled to free public healthcare under the Russian healthcare system via Obligatory Medical Insurance (OMI). OMI is financed by contributions from employers. read more

Healthcare in Russia is free, but you get what you pay for. Generally people try to pay or give gifts, favours directly to everybody involved (doctors, nurses, pharmacists, ambulance drivers etc) to ensure the proper caretaking of the patient. read more

The Soviet healthcare system was successful in providing Soviet citizens with competent, free medical care and contributed to the improvement of the nation's health condition. By the 1960s, life and health expectancies in the Soviet Union approximated to those in the US and other parts of Europe. read more

Yes, it is: Healthcare in Russia - Wikipedia Some people prefer to turn to private health care in Russia, which is an available alternative (my mom does) but I never had any problems using the public health care system. Lots of US/Russia double narionals live in the US and go back to Russia to see a free doctor when they get need one. read more

Healthcare in Russia is provided by the state through the Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund, and regulated through the Ministry of Health. The Constitution of the Russian Federation has provided all citizens the right to free healthcare since 1996. read more

Last year they paid $8.7 billion for private care or for superior care at state facilities, a quarter more than in 2013, the Audit Chamber says. The government’s aim is to reduce to a minimum free health care, says Andrei Konoval, head of the medical workers’ trade union Destviye, or Action. read more