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June 1, 2015
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 […]
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The manager of the Health Fund Dr. Glinka Komitov had predicted that “based on the current performance towards the end of April, we could expect a deficit in the Health Insurance Fund budget at the end of 2015.” According to the NHIF representative, the deficit is formed by medicines and hospital care, so therefore the […]
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The Council of Ministers has lodged an appeal against the ruling of the Supreme Administrative Court for the suspension of the validity of Articles from Decree № 57 of the Council of Ministers, reported the Center for the Protection of Health Rights. On the 13th of May, the SAC ruled that it is suspending several […]
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Dr. Moscov announced that the number of doctors who wished to work abroad had decreased. The Bulgarian Ministry of Health is trying to stop the brain-drain of our doctors abroad. The state will pay the fees of the “most sought-after” specializing doctors. Earlier this year, the Ministry removed paid specialization. The new rules did not […]
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In order to restore their health insurance, citizens would have to pay the required past due contributions to the NHIF for the past five years, decided the members of the Parliamentary Health Committee during the second reading of the amendments to the Health Insurance Act. The text proposed by the Government which provided that period […]