IMPROVING THE SYSTEM OF FINANCING DRUG PROVISION IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

In the current system of financing the drug provision of certain categories of citizens in the outpatient setting in the Russian Federation, there are a number of problems caused by various factors, such as the imperfection of the legislative framework, the implementation of control procedures, etc. The article reveals in detail the problem of lack of funding in connection with the establishment of unified approaches to calculating the standards of financial costs per month per citizen for all regions of Russia, which do not take into account any of the factors of regional development. It has been proposed to change the approaches in calculating the standards, which will ensure their approximation to the real needs of financing preferential categories of citizens.