Income-related health inequality in the context of Compulsory Medical Insurance coverage

Alina Khabibulina, is a Ph.D. candidate in economics and a visiting researcher at Uppsala university funded by the Sverker Åström Foundation Fellowship. Her current research has focused on the health-related quality of life, health inequality, and health impacts of the changing economic and social circumstances in Russia. Alina also conducts surveys to investigate the health aspects of quality of life and the development of health programs. On Wednesday, June 8th, she visits the Department of Public Health Sciences, with a presentation titled "Income-related health inequality in the context of Compulsory Medical Insurance coverage".

Time and place: Wednesday June 8th 2022, 13:30 -14:30 in Lecture room 29, level 2, house 4 at Campus Albano.

Abstract

This research contributes to the current global discussion around health gradients and socioeconomic disparities. Even before the sanctions and the COVID-19 pandemic, Russian public health was characterised by high mortality and morbidity rates, the large gap between male and female life expectancy, as well as serious structural challenges.  Using data from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey and approach of concentration curves and indices, this study provides insights into the distribution of perceived health across different socioeconomic groups and examines health inequality against the background of health and social reforms. This study helps to shed light on the overall picture of socioeconomic health inequality in modern Russia and investigates the role of the potential individual-level economic and social factors in shaping health disparities.

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