The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the proposals of the Ukrainian Healthcare Reform Strategy

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Action Program of the Cabinet of Ministers. The adopted Action Program includes the proposals of the Ukrainian Healthcare Reform Strategy, which have been developed by the Strategic Advisory Group during the last five months. Simultaneously public discussions of the Ukrainian Healthcare Reform Strategy are being held in the circle of experts and the public sector, particularly among patients’ organizations.

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The new Minister Alexander Kvitashvili started the discussion of the draft reform of the Ukrainian health care system

With the participation of the new Health Minister the discussion of the draft strategy of the Ukrainian healthcare system reform has started. According to the authors of the project the cornerstones of the reform are: liberalization of medical services market, reduction of overregulation of the health care sector, establishing the efficient mechanism of state funds reallocation aimed to pay for the services provided to a patient, and not for the maintenance of medical buildings (currently 75% of state funds are spent on keeping the medical buildings and hospital beds). After the sector is reformed this money will be spent for the doctors’ services meaning the implementation of the principle “money follows the patient”.

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