 The study examined the organizational forms of work and financing of medical organizations providing outpatient medical care, MOMC, in the Samara region. It found that the introduction of general medical practice, GMP, with full fund-holding of GPs resulted in improved efficiency, sustainability, and variability of services. Additionally, the study concluded that the introduction of GMP in the Samara region was successful and should be implemented in other regions of Russia. This article was authored by A. A. Kalaninskia, I. Sun, O. V. Obakova, and others.