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Health care system in Belarus: path of least resistance

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  • Mariia Chebanova
  • Kateryna Chernoknyzhna
  • Valentyna Sinichenko

    (Kyiv School of Economics)

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As in other post-Soviet countries, in 1991 the Republic of Belarus started off with a highly centralized Semashko system in healthcare. Over the years of independence, the healthcare system of Belarus has been characterized by great physical and financial access but vast inefficiencies. Using the Harvard flagship approach, we show that there have been no systematic changes in terms of five control knobs of the healthcare system. The relatively minor improvements have concerned anti-alcohol campaigns, improvement of access to healthcare in rural areas, and a shift of primary care to capitation-based financing. As a result, no major improvements of health status have been attained.

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  • Mariia Chebanova & Kateryna Chernoknyzhna & Valentyna Sinichenko, 2018. "Health care system in Belarus: path of least resistance," Suchasni ekonomichni doslidzhennja, Kyiv School of Economics, vol. 1(1), pages 18-27.
    • Handle: RePEc:kse:chasop:v:1:y:2018:i:1:p:18-27
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    Keywords

    healthcare reform; Belarus; Semashko system;
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    JEL classification:

    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • P46 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Consumer Economics; Health; Education and Training; Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty

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