Murashko says 113 billion roubles planned for subsidised medicines in 2027

Russia's draft 2027 budget provides 113 billion roubles for regional subsidised medicine provision, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told the State Duma health committee on October 9.

The minister said funding for this area had been included in full. He said budget restrictions had not been applied to medicines and that the Finance Ministry had confirmed the necessary funding following their joint work.

Murashko was referring specifically to funding the bill allocates to regions for subsidised medicines next year. His statement concerns planned budget expenditure and does not mean the money has already been transferred to recipients.

The figure covers the specified area of medicine provision. In the cited report, the minister did not detail its distribution among regions or identify the individual medicines to be purchased with the funds.