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The VAT on medicines is one of the burning issues that politicians have to solve. According to patient organizations and the Bulgarian Pharmaceutical Union it is unacceptable to pay 20 per cent VAT on drugs in Bulgaria, while in Greece the levy is 6%, and in Romania – 9%. In the other countries of the […]

The reform plan of the Health Minister enters the Cabinet in two weeks’ time Restructuring the healthcare system financing – this is one of the measures that the Health Minister Petar Moskov is preparing as part of a legislative package, which will be submitted to the Council of Ministers by the end of the month. […]

As results from the meta-analysis published in the journal American Journal of Cardiology have shown, compared with other beta-blockers (BB), carvedilol displays some additional benefits (improved prognosis) in patients with heart failure (HF) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The guides for conduct for acute coronary syndrome, AMI and HF recommend BB as drugs of first […]

With the update of the budget of the MH the payments will be resumed The last money paid to doctors as compensation for pensioners’ user fee for was for the month of July. The sum amounted to 1,592,096 BGN, and the payment was made only in September. This was indicated in a reference from the […]

“Our team’s decision not to increase health contribution is firm. We are absolutely certain.” – This is what the new Deputy Health Minister Dr. Vanya Sharkov said. When he was asked how then more revenue will come into the health system, he said: “More budget revenue can come after a decision of the Council of […]