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|Read the full text of the analysis at this link| The analysis examines the challenges of access to medicines for the treatment of rheumatic diseases and the associated socio-economic consequences in Bulgaria. Based on data on the number of health insured persons, the costs of outpatient and clinical procedures, as well as the number of lost working days, we highlight …

Over the past few years, Bulgaria has seen a trend towards increasing prices for clinical pathways. In 2022, for example, prices increased twice - initially by 25% in April, followed by another increase of 8% for all clinical pathways in September. Especially in relation to cardiology and pulmonology, prices …

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 …

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 …

For 2021, an increase in the budget of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) by approximately BGN 312 million is planned. Unlike the previous year, this time it is nominal - within 7.2%, for comparison in 2019 - 2020 it was 9.1%. The main items on which these …

| Full text of the analysis | | Infographics | In view of the ongoing economic crisis, resources in each of the publicly funded activities of the state are becoming scarce. Specifically for the NHIF, on the one hand, income from insurance contributions is decreasing due to the increase in unemployment, and on the other hand, income from the state budget is decreasing. Despite …

In recent weeks, we have witnessed a heated debate between doctors and master pharmacists about the right and procedure for prescribing medicines for Bulgarian patients. Pharmacists are starting from the point of view that due to the state of emergency, there is a possibility that certain medicines or their analogues will become scarce goods. Here …

The COVID-19 epidemic in Bulgaria is developing. Speculation about whether it is in its beginning, middle and end should be left aside, as the main goal at the moment should be to minimize the risk of the widespread spread of the virus. Even now, predictions about its development are …

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 …

IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION: The article was originally published on the website of the newspaper "SEGA". As a result of DEliberate semantic editing, corrections were made to the text WITHOUT being coordinated with the author. Therefore, we are now publishing the original of the article. We believe that the editorial staff of the newspaper "SEGA" owes the necessary apology for the semantic changes that ...