Bulletin of Semashko National Research Institute of Public HealthBulletin of Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health2415-84102415-8429FSSBI «N.A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health»1557Научная статьяINSURANCE LITERACY AS AN ELEMENT OF MEDICAL LITERACY OF THE POPULATIONAbubakirovA. Sasabubakirov@yandex.ruN.A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health, Moscow, Russian Federation17122021311011508042022Copyright © 2021,2021The article provides an overview of the theoretical provisions that define the concepts of «medical literacy» and «insurance medical literacy» in the system of modern scientific knowledge and publications of Russian and foreign authors. The main substantive elements of the concept of «medical literacy» are determined, the author's definition of the concept of «insurance medical literacy» and its place in the system of medical literacy are given. Medical literacy is defined as a system of competencies that ensure human life, the constituent elements of which are content and behavioral competencies. Content competencies include: hygiene literacy, health literacy, preventive literacy, medical literacy, rehabilitation (restorative) literacy. It is concluded that medical literacy is a fundamental component of all efforts to achieve health and well-being in modern society. Low level of medical literacy in general and insurance literacy in particular negatively affects people's health. Despite the fact that the formation of competencies in this area of knowledge continues to grow as critical determinants of health, they are not the object of deep and large-scale scientific research and practical action in the field of public health.общественное здоровьемедицинская грамотностьстрахованиемедицинское страхованиестраховая медицинская грамотность1.Санитарная грамотность: убедительные факты. - Копенгаген: Европейское бюро ВОЗ, 2014. - 91 с.2.Serper M. Health Literacy, Cognitive Ability, and Functional Health Status among Older Adults / M. Serper, R. Patzer, L. Curtis, S. Smith et all. // Health services research. - 2014. - № 49 (4). - Р. 1249-1267.3.Абубакиров А.С. Медицинская помощь в системе обязательного медицинского страхования: монография / А.С. Абубакиров, П.И. Ананченкова, Д.С. Амонова и др. - М.-Берлин: Директ-Медиа, 2019. - 168 с.4.Абубакиров А.С. Практика реализации дистанционных образовательных проектов страховыми организациями в рамках обязательного и добровольного медицинского страхования (кейс-стади) / А.С. Абубакиров, А.Б. Зудин, Ю.Ю. Снегирёва // Вестник Авиценны. - 2019. - Т. 21. - № 4. - С. 577-583.5.Абубакиров А.С. Курсы страховой грамотности как инструмент повышения информированности граждан относительно программ медицинского страхования / А.С. Абубакиров // Костинские чтения: материалы III Международной научно-практической конференции. - М.: ИИЦ АТиСО, 2020. С. 142-146.6.Berkman N.D. Low health insurance literacy and health outcomes: An updated systematic review / N.D. Berkman, S.L. Sheridan, K.E. Donahue et al. // Annals of Internal Medicine. - 2011. - № 155. - Р. 97-107.7.Sanitarnaya gramotnost': ubeditel'nye fakty [Health literacy: convincing facts]. Copenhagen: WHO Office for Europe, 2014. 91 p. (in Russian).8.Serper M., Patzer R., Curtis L. et al. Health Literacy, Cognitive Ability, and Functional Health Status among Older Adults. Health services research, 2014, no 49 (4), pp. 1249-1267.9.Abubakirov A.S., Ananchenkova P.I., Amonova D.S. et al. Medicinskaya pomoshch' v sisteme obyazatel'nogo medicinskogo strahovaniya [Medical care in the system of compulsory medical insurance]. Мoscow-Berlin, Direct-Media, 2019. 168 p. (in Russian).10.Abubakirov A.S., Zudin A.B., Snegiryova Yu.Yu. The practice of implementing distance educational projects by insurance organizations within the framework of mandatory and voluntary medical insurance (case study). Avicenna's Bulletin [Vestnik Avicenny], 2019, vil. 21, no 4, pp. 577-583 (in Russian).11.Abubakirov A.S. Insurance literacy courses as a tool for raising awareness of citizens about health insurance programs. Kostinskie chteniya. Materialy III Mezhdunarodnoj nauchno-prakticheskoj konferencii [Kostin readings. Materials of the III International Scientific and Practical Conference]. Moscow: IPC ALaSR, 2020, pp. 142-146 (in Russian).12.Berkman N.D., Sheridan S.L., Donahue K.E. et al. Low health insurance literacy and health outcomes: An updated systematic review. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2011, no. 155, pp. 97-107.