REMEDIUMREMEDIUM1561-59362658-3534Joint-Stock Company Chicot106510.21518/1561-5936-2019-04-6-16Original ArticlePRESCRIPTION DRUG INSURANCE: CHOOSING A PATHPopovichL. D.-Institute for Health Economics, National Research University Higher School of Economics04122019461618032022Copyright © 2019,2019The patients suffering from serious diseases, the state and society as a whole throw the issue of drug affordability into sharp relief. Officials of regulatory bodies, public health organizers, economists, physicians, specialists and drug circulation experts offer different ways to solve the issue. One of them is to introduce a partial or full reimbursement system of charges for drugs when they are purchased in a pharmacy. This system is also notionally named as the “drug insurance” system aimed at providing the citizens with an opportunity to receive drugs free of charge or with a significant discount during outpatient treatment, which would guarantee them adequate and effective treatment.drugsinsurance reimbursementreference pricesdrug coverageлекарственные средствастраховое возмещениереферентные ценылекарственное обеспечение