Medium-term adaptation of public health systems under the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges and proposals

Medium-term adaptation of public health systems under the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges and proposals

Ekaterina V. Malofeeva

The research note examines some aspects of the medium-term adaptation of public health care systems to the COVID-19 pandemic. Economic consequences of the pandemic are likely to tighten the budget constraints in public healthcare, what will force policymakers to reallocate, rather increase financing; this reallocation should be done taking into consideration new disease and disability risk profile. Epidemiological uncertainty will additionally complicate the planning.

2020

DOI: 10.3897/popecon.4.e53612

Население и экономика

Moscow State University, Faculty of Economics

Economic theory. Demography