Transformation of financing healthcare in Ukraine and foreign countries

The article is devoted to problems of transformation of financing healthcare in Ukraine and foreign countries. It reflects basic models of financing healthcare, in particular, a state model with the budget system of financing, which is based on principles of social insurance, and a commercial model, in the basis of which market principles with the use of predominantly private medical insurance. It states that solution of problems of healthcare in foreign countries is conducted with consideration of socio-economic, demographic, medical and organisational, national traditions, territorial and other specific features. It states that partnership in all aspects of reformation, including the financial one, establishment of clear priorities, introduction of monitoring of shifts, ensuring preventive vector of development, indicators of assessment and control and also wide public awareness and openness of the healthcare system are integral parts of introduction of system changes.