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|Full text of the report| English version | An important moment is approaching for consumers of tobacco and tobacco products in the European Union. It is expected that in December this year the European Commission will present a draft for the renewal of the Tobacco Excise Duty Directive 2011/64/EU. In the coming months, the European institutions, represented by the Council …

| Full text of the analysis | According to data from the European Commission, Bulgaria ranks first in the number of smokers in the European Union. Despite a small decline in recent years, about 40% of the population still uses tobacco products. The socio-health and economic costs associated with their use are increasing annually, despite attempts to limit them …

The politicization of healthcare is already a fact – predicted, expected and dangerous. Some argue that this is for the good, that the health of the nation is too important a segment to be left to professionals, the healthcare industry or the individual. They also say that its management is an extremely important function of the current political …

"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 …

Uncontrollably growing budget for medicines Over the past few years, the growth in the cost of medicines paid by the NHIF has been between 15-20% on an annual basis. In 2018, the costs reached 1 billion, and the primary reaction of the institutions was the so-called limitation of payment for innovative medicines, entitled "moratorium", which fell ...

What are the critical points that the healthcare system will face by the end of 2018? Over the past few months, we have witnessed a number of scandals in the healthcare sector and an unceasing whirlpool of ideas, proposals and policies that, after an attempt to be put into practice, are rejected by the system in every possible way and …

What is the problem? One of the main problems with drugs disappearing from the Bulgarian market is state regulation, which is expressed in the form of price controls. The Bulgarian government experimented with freezing drug prices in 2013 and 2014, which negatively affected the market and caused …