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Russia's constitution guarantees free, universal health care for all Russian citizens via a compulsory government health insurance program.

Russia's constitution guarantees free, universal health care for all Russian citizens via a compulsory government health insurance program.

== State of Russian healthcare system ==

== State of Russian healthcare system and state of public health in Russia ==

The 2021 Health Care Index lists [[Russia]]’s healthcare system as being 58th best out of 89 countries - with a very low score for quality of infrastructure.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230209015519/https://www.internationalinsurance.com/health/systems/russia.php Understanding Russia’s Healthcare System]</ref> A Bloomberg report ranks Russian healthcare last out of 55 developed countries based on the efficiency of state healthcare systems.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230209015519/https://www.internationalinsurance.com/health/systems/russia.php Understanding Russia’s Healthcare System]</ref>

The 2021 Health Care Index lists [[Russia]]’s healthcare system as being 58th best out of 89 countries - with a very low score for quality of infrastructure.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230209015519/https://www.internationalinsurance.com/health/systems/russia.php Understanding Russia’s Healthcare System]</ref> A Bloomberg report ranks Russian healthcare last out of 55 developed countries based on the efficiency of state healthcare systems.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230209015519/https://www.internationalinsurance.com/health/systems/russia.php Understanding Russia’s Healthcare System]</ref>