- March 20, 2015
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in the administration of Russian President denied the information that public servants will be able to receive free drugs and medical devices. As explained bbcrussian.com, refers only to those public servants who, for one reason or another are included in one of the privileged categories.
Previously, the newspaper “Izvestia” reported that the new benefits for employees of the presidential administration, government employees, deputies, senators and other officials, will cost the budget of 10 billion rubles .
“The information circulated newspaper” Izvestia “, completely unreliable – said bbcrussian.com press secretary manager of President Viktor Khrekov. – No additional benefits that contingent, which is served in the medical institutions of the administration, does not receive “.
According to Hrekova, a maximum of 120 people, consisting currently in the civil service, are considered beneficiaries. If they had received subsidized medicines in conventional district clinics, but now, as they say in the Kremlin, it will occur in institutions that, refers to the system of the administration of President.
“Our clinic had no right to issue subsidized medicines. Now they will have it for those beneficiaries who may receive [drugs], “- says Khrekov.
Among those who are entitled to free medicines in Russia – combat veterans,” Chernobyl ” the disabled and the heroes of the USSR and Russia.
Decree retroactively
Decree №136, published on the website of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, signed on March 16, but came into force “retroactively” – from 1 January 2015.
As explained Viktor Khrekov, due to the fact that it was on January 1, Russia has a new health care law.
” Just brought into line. Previously did not have time for approvals. Since this is not the biggest problem in the country, do it now, “- said the press secretary manager of President Viktor Khrekov.
The Health Ministry has not yet commented on the signing of the new decree, and a spokesman for Russian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets supervising health and trafficking of drugs, said bbcrussian.com, that “does not remember” the discussion of such issues.
Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, said about free medicines for civil servants “not out of the question”.
“No extra money at all is not provided, the 10 billion rubles more,” – Tass quoted Peskov.
10 million, not billion?
“Izvestia” newspaper, reported that the ten billion, referred to a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Health Russia David Melik-Guseinov, but he said the expert BBC Russian Service that the same amount would cost the budget is absolutely free medicines of all government employees.
“The News” is not quite correctly interpreted our figure, that is, the figure of 10 billion rubles worth slightly different calculation – says Melik-Guseinov, director of the social economy. – If we are talking about the decree, which was released today, it entails additional funding, but it will be several million rubles. Up to 10 million rubles, because a small number of people use these benefits.
According to David Melik-Guseinov, this amount will include the cost of structural redistribution of financial flows and additional funding is likely to not be required.
At the same time, the expert said, the Russian beneficiaries and are now experiencing difficulties in obtaining medications, indicating the need for global drug reform in the country.
President Putin instructed the government earlier until April 15 to consider to establish a network gosaptek and develop mechanisms to support them in order to ensure access to medicines for the public.
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