Полонникова Е. К

This article analyzes the medical services market in the Khabarovsk territory for the period of 2014–2018. Data on the number of state and municipal medical institutions in the Khabarovsk territory, data on the number of medical personnel, consumer prices for certain types of medical services are analyzed. It was found that there is an annual steady increase in the volume of paid medical services in the Khabarovsk territory during the analyzed period. There are a number of factors that limit development of the medical services market, including the low population density, large distances between the settlements, low incomes of the population. Factors hindering the development of the medical services market include barriers associated with the market entry, such as: licensing, strict requirements for implementation of medical activities, limited budget funding, imperfection of the regulatory framework. The article discusses the question of availability of medical services for population of the Khabarovsk territory, which consists of the transport, personnel and price components.