About the company
SOGAZ-Med Insurance Company JSC is a health insurance organisation which, by its own account, leads the Russian compulsory health insurance (OMS) market. Its sole shareholder is SOGAZ JSC. The company has insured about 43 million people under OMS and operates in 56 regions across all federal districts and in the city of Baikonur; it has more than 900 offices and over 4,500 employees. SOGAZ-Med is a member of the All-Russian Insurance Association.
The company operates under Bank of Russia licence OS No. 3230-01 dated 11.09.2025 for compulsory health insurance. In 2024 the Bank of Russia revoked its licence for voluntary personal insurance at the company's own request: SOGAZ-Med gave up this activity to focus on OMS. This decision does not affect its OMS policies. Within the group, voluntary health insurance is provided by SOGAZ JSC.
What a health insurance organisation and an OMS policy are
A health insurance organisation (SMO) operates in the compulsory health insurance system (OMS) under Federal Law No. 326-FZ. It issues policies, pays for the medical care of insured people out of OMS funds, checks the timeliness and quality of treatment and protects patients' rights, including through insurance representatives.
- The OMS policy is free — nobody should charge you for issuing it.
- The policy is valid throughout Russia: it entitles you to free medical care in any region.
- Today the policy exists primarily as an entry in the unified register of insured persons: the unique policy number, an extract or a digital policy on the Gosuslugi public services portal is enough; a paper form is issued on request.
How to choose or change your health insurance organisation
You can choose an SMO from the list of companies working in the OMS system in your region. The law allows you to change it once per calendar year — the application must be filed no later than 1 November — and more often if you move or if the SMO stops operating in the region. Apply at the office of the chosen company or via Gosuslugi; you will need a passport (a birth certificate for a child) and SNILS (individual insurance account number).
If a clinic refuses free care, misses the required time limits or asks you to pay for services covered by the state guarantee programme, contact SOGAZ-Med — via the contact centre or your insurance representative.
The company's website has dedicated sections on OMS policies for children and students and on obtaining a policy through an employer.
Contacts
Contact centre: 8 800 100-07-02 (24/7). Address: Moscow, Ulansky Lane, 26. E-mail: sogaz-med@sogaz-med.ru, website — www.sogaz-med.ru, where you can choose your region, find the nearest office, apply for a policy and submit a request.
OMS does not cover everything: extra services, treatment at private clinics of your choice and many all-inclusive programmes are available under voluntary health insurance (DMS). A request to Polis Re specialists will help you compare DMS programmes from different insurers.