A delegation from Kazakhstan consisting of national level policymakers visited colleagues in the federal agencies of Russia to learn about the experience of the Russian Federation in paying for primary health care and using performance indicators for primary health care organizations in achieving desired health outcomes (how to best get value for money). The parties agreed to continue such collaboration.
The agenda focused on approaches to payment for primary health care in the Russian Federation, namely, how the basic and differentiated per capita funding standards for covered population are calculated and how preventive medical examinations and screenings for adults and children are carried out. The parties also discussed the performance indicators for primary care organizations that are used for various payment incentives. As a result, an agreement was reached to continue the collaboration between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan in order to exchange experiences in mandatory health insurance implementation.
