Migranova L.A., Roik V.D. Social Insurance in Russia: State, Current Challenges and Responses to them. Scientific Review: Series 1. Economics and Law, 2020, No 1-2, pp. 75-95.

Abstract

The article deals with the issues of functioning of the social insurance institution, the organizational-legal and financial forms of which are presented by the state extra budgetary social funds — Pension Fund of Russia, Mandatory Social Insurance Fund and Mandatory Health Insurance Fund. It considers the main characteristics of social insurance: a) scope of covering the employed population by insurance protection; b) contribution rates as related to wages; c) level of protection of population in-comes (pensions and benefits as related to wages and subsistence minimum); d) availability of quality medical assistance and rehabilitation services. There are analyzed the present social risks and problems of the RF insurance system. The main problem is that the amount of financial expenditures on all types of social insurance per beneficiary is about half that of most developed and developing countries. The primary cause is lacking motivation of both employees and employers to participate in the mandatory social insurance and to legalize their earnings. In the conclusion there are formulated a number of proposals for improvement of the institution of social insurance in Russia. It is proposed to expand the range of insurance cases concerning unemployment insurance and care for elderly people, to increase the total amount of compulsory contributions to extra budgetary insurance funds from 30.2% up to 42.5% from three sources — employees, employers and the state.