|Full text of the analysis| EKIP prepared the first of its kind in Bulgaria public comparative legal analysis and impact assessment in relation to the transposition of Directive 2014/24 on public procurement in relation to private healthcare institutions in Bulgaria and the EC's criminal procedure against Bulgaria on this occasion. Here is part …
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Authors: Stoyan Panchev, Arkadi Sharkov We predict over 2,300 undiagnosed cases of malignant neoplasms for 2020 and 2021. We report a 20% and 23% decrease in the number of hospitalizations for 2020 and 2021, respectively, or a total of 1.1 million less for the two years combined. We report missed activities in hospital medical care …
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When it rains heavily, the first thing that emerges from clogged manholes is mud. In political terms, it can be said that populism is at its peak precisely in the years of severe economic and health crisis that we are in. Changes are inevitably coming, and they are of key importance. What will be the course of …
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Author: Matthew Tanous, disinthrallment.com By now, everyone is painfully familiar with the Covid-19 pandemic that is ravaging the world. Strict travel restrictions are being imposed around the world, people are being tested en masse, everyone is preparing or already imposing serious quarantines, and ordinary people are worried about job security …
More »Hospital care reforms or I want to, but I don't want to
"I will not close hospitals during my term" Election situation and political promises The elections are approaching rapidly, the political situation is intensifying, the promises to the electorate are becoming more radical and unarguable. Each of the candidates is striving to encompass interest groups and satisfy their needs and desires. In this turbulent political …
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More than a week ago, a draft amendment to the Law on Medicinal Products in Human Medicine (LMHPHM) was published on the website of the Ministry of Health. In addition to the changes to the law itself, the transitional and final provisions of the draft make adjustments to 10 other laws related to healthcare. A similar case was …
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Healthcare spending is increasing year by year, with the largest increase in absolute terms over the past few years being observed in the hospital care item in the NHIF budget. It represents nearly 47% of the department's budget, and since 2014 it has grown by BGN 750 million, or …
More »Healthcare based on the formula "no dissatisfied people"
The principle of "no dissatisfied" is particularly respected in the pre-election environment in Bulgaria. This year's elections are double, and so are the expectations. The promise of the ruling party that no hospitals will be closed during their term speaks well enough about the attitude they have towards reforms in the healthcare system. In order to ...
More »Are the truly urgent reforms in the healthcare sector or what is going on behind the scenes?
The heated debates surrounding healthcare reforms have recently returned. But instead of the conversation heading in the right direction, namely towards the topic of liberalizing the health insurance market, it has gone astray and has turned to the chasm of fines and collection rates. We are not saying here that there are no problems with the collection of insurance premiums - there are many ...
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