OREANDA-NEWS. October 04, 2012. The 9th Arbitration Appeal Court upheld the decision of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) that the Government of the Amur Region, the Ministry of Health and the Regional Mandatory Medical Insurance Fund of the Amur Region violated the antimonopoly law, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.   

In 2010 medical services were disproportionally allocated between private and municipal medical institutions in Tynda under the regional programme of state guarantees for providing free medical services to the population of the Amur region in 2011 using mandatory medical insurance funds.

The Government, the Ministry of Health and the Fund of the Amur Region filed a claim to Moscow Arbitration Court to invalidate the FAS decision and determination.

Moscow Arbitration Court supported the position of the antimonopoly authority that it is unacceptable to create discriminatory conditions for private medical institutions operating on the market of medical services within the system of mandatory medical insurance.

The Government, the Ministry of Health and the Fund of the Amur Region disagreed with the judgment of Moscow Arbitration Court and lodged an appeal to the 9th Arbitration Appeal Court to reverse the judicial act.