The aim was to develop a methodology for determining the willingness to pay threshold (WTPT) and its upper limit value within the Russian health care system.Materials and methods. WTPT was calculated based on the shadow budget price (i. e. determining the WTPT by the suppling party). This method is an empirical assessment of the cost-effectiveness threshold that reflects the utmost productivity of the health care system, as determined from the relationship between changes in healthcare expenditure and health outcomes achieved. The state’s willingness to pay for improving their citizens’ healthcare was evaluated considering the population of the Russian Federation, mortality and life expectancy in different age and gender groups, as well as the volume of government spending. The cost of disability-adjusted life-year prevented (DALY) and the cost of quality-adjusted life-year saved (QALY) were determined by the suppling party, that is, they reflect the cost the state is willing to pay for improving the health of their population under conditions of limited budget. The described approach considers the performance of the country’s healthcare system over a certain period and the costs incurred in functioning of the system.Results. As part of this study, it was found that the cost of one additionally prevented DALY would be 313,878.21 rubles, and the cost of one additionally saved QALY – 365,060.31 rubles.Conclusion. The WTPT for medical technologies in the Russian Federation, determined by estimating the shadow budget price will amount to 313,878.21 rubles for one prevented DALY and 365 060,31 rubles for one saved QALY. With regard to clinical and economic analysis, medical technologies with the incremental cost-effectiveness indicator not exceeding the one calculated in this study can be seen as cost-effective. The obtained threshold value is a recommendation. A medical technology can be approved even with a WTPT higher than the recommended level, because this specific technology may have additional  advantages other than WTPT when compared with the reference technologies.

The aimis to analyze the medical records of patients with malignant lymphoproliferative diseases (LPD) in the Russian Federation in 2016- 2017.Materials and methods. Treating physicians in 75 regions of the Russian Federation were asked to fill the survey questionnaire containing 9 types of malignant LPDs (according to the ICD-10 classification). The questions covered the epidemiology of LPD (prevalence, resistant forms, relapses and mortality), the existence of specialized institutions and beds, the costs of medical care in patients with malignant LPD, and the financial support of pharmacotherapy in these patients during their hospital stay.Results. We found that the most common malignant LPD in 2016-2017 was Hodgkin’s lymphoma (73.5 and 73.4%, respectively). The prevalence of resistant forms and recurrences of malignant LPD over this period accounted for 6.8% of the total patient population. In 2017, the number of patients who died was 7.5% less than that in 2016. There are 815 and 1,763 specialized institutions of the oncology and hematology profiles that provide medical care to children and adult patients, respectively. Among the malignant LPDs, the highest costs of drug therapy in 2016 pertained to lymphosarcoma, and in 2017 – to Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In the system of compulsory health insurance (OMC), the largest spending for both adult and pediatric patients in 2016 and 2017 was accounted for Hodgkin’s lymphoma; a similar result was obtained for the cost of therapy based on high-tech medical care.Conclusion. In 2017, the total number of patients with malignant LPD in the Russian Federation increased by 2.65% as compared to 2016, while the proportion of primary LPD decreased by 1.2%. In 2017, the total costs of drug supply in patients with malignant LPD in the RF increased by 55.35% as compared with 2016.