[The future of the development of medical prophylaxis for the population of the Russian Federation (according to the data of sociological studies)].

Sociological status and approaches to the development of the treatment and prophylactic care to the population of the Russian Federation were assessed using questionnaires distributed among heads of public health organs and institutions and physicians in various regions of the country. The majority of respondents consider the structural and functional reformation of the system of treatment and prophylactic care as absolutely necessary: the bed find structure is to be altered, scope of specialized care rendered on an outpatient basis increased, the rehabilitation and health fortification processes developed, and forms and methods of financing the public health institutions and of medical workers' payment improved at the expense of state sources (budget), medical insurance funds, and, partially, paid medical service.