The article is devoted to the availability and quality of medical care of the population during the COVID-19 epidemic in the Russian Federation. The authors, based on the analysis of the opinion of the population participated in the study conducted in 2020, came to the conclusion that the Russian health care system work in the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic, as a whole, can be con-sidered as satisfactory: the major part of population assessed an access to and quality of medical care at quite high level in all types of medical organizations. Thus, the Russian health care system has shown its ability to respond effectively and promptly to the emer-gency situation, to mobilize personnel, medical and technical resources for it in the shortest possible time, and to provide the population with timely and high-quality medical care.