[The problems of financing of palliative care and long-term care in the Russian Federation]

The article considers problems of financing of palliative care and long-term care in the Russian Federation. The pattern of growth in population's need in care and provision of out-patient and medical services related with demographic changes was revealed. The main problems of accessibility of long-term care associated with reduction of the number of in-patient facilities and unresolved issue of sustainable source of financing for this type of services are demonstrated. The problem of accessibility of palliative care was elaborated. The common problem for two types of medical social services is lacking of integrated management center at the Federal level. The regulation of long-term care is assigned to the Mintrud of Russia and provision of palliative care is assigned to the Minzdrav of Russia that affects effectiveness of management and is expressed in duplication of functions, development of different approaches to determine funding channels.