• June 17, 2015

    Five thousand people less pay contributions to the National Social Security Institute than the people insured in 1993. Bulgarians have been ill almost two times longer in 2014 than in 2003. This is what the data from the National Social Security Institute budget performance since 2003 has shown. 11 years ago the National Social Security […]

  • Due to the lack of quorum on Friday, discussions around the Health Insurance Act will continue early next Wednesday. The idea of splitting the health package into basic and additional has been essentially adopted by a majority in the parliament. On Thursday, the MPs devoted most of their working day to the Health Insurance Act […]

  • June 1, 2015

    Immunotherapy is one of the experimental methods for tumor treatment. This approach is based on the understanding that a key to the origins, development and outcome of malignant neoplasms is the immune system. In this line of thought, if the functional status of the latter is fortified in the right way, it is likely that […]

  • The system also allows performing Regional Professionals Search The new register of the Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA), which allows any citizen to obtain information about a specific physician, was presented to the Healthcare Commission in the National Assembly last Thursday. The database with public access will allow patients to see where a doctor works, the […]

  • The NHIF has offered the BMA to begin negotiations to reduce clinical pathway prices. The BMA immediately replied that they disagreed, and instead wanted an update of the NHIF budget by BGN 150 million. Obviously, the NHIF is facing increasing pressure to pay more than they have. The problem has become more severe over time […]