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Bulgaria Attempts to Lower Medication Prices Legislatively [Mar 09, 2012] Bulgaria's Health Minister, Stefan Konstantinov, will propose legal amendments aimed at lowering prices of medications paid for by the National Health Insurance Fund, NZOK. Speaking before Members of the Parliament from the Healthcare Committee, the Minister explained the measures have two goals ? to bring prices of medications to their 2010 levels, when the signing of the contracts was under ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 52 Words for a Bonus [Mar 09, 2012] Bulgaria has been in the grip of a bonus hysteria for some two weeks. The bonus payment pocketed by Neli Nehseva, the already ex Bulgarian National Health Insurance Fund (NZOK) Director, triggered a Mexican wave of bonus revelations and accusations. To be on the safe side, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov ordered a special bank account opened at the Bulgarian National Bank and instructed all public ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Rulers Seal Sacking of Discredited Health Chief [Feb 21, 2012] Bulgaria's ruling center-right party GERB has approved the resignation of discredited Bulgarian National Health Insurance Fund (NZOK) Director, Neli Nesheva The "Nesheva" scandal flared after Members of the Parliament from the right-wing Blue Coalition released for the media documents showing that all while NZOK is in shambles, its employees have received in 2011 over BGN 2 M in bonuses, of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria May Keep Its Notorious Health Insurance Head [Feb 20, 2012] Bulgaria's discredited National Health Insurance Fund director, Neli Nesheva, may very well keep her position, according to local media. Nesheva admitted to receiving over BGN 12 000 of bonuses last year and - though claiming the money was well deserved - quit office on Friday under public and opposition pressure. Her resignation is to be discussed by MPs from the ruling centrist-right GERB on ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Latest Bonus Scandal Backfires on Cancer Sufferers [Feb 20, 2012] The resignation of Bulgaria's National Health Insurance Fund director, who quit last week after getting involved in a bonus scandal, has triggered delays in the supply of drugs, used in the basic treatment of cancer cases. "Cancer patients may be left without medication in the coming weeks because of health insurance fund still has not given to the hospitals in the country the codes necessary ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Health Insurance Fund: Hospitals Speculate with Money Cuts [Aug 11, 2010] Head of Bulgaria's National Health Insurance Fund (NZOK) has stated that this year's state funding to the hospitals have been more than last year's. Photo by gerb-sliven.org [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria National Healthcare With BGN 800 M to Spend [May 14, 2010] Bulgaria's National Health Insurance Fund (NZOK) has BGN 800 M in its bank account as of March 31, 2010, announced Friday the Bulgarian Health Minister, Anna-Maria Borisova. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Deputy Minister in National Healthcare Supervision [May 12, 2010] Bulgaria's Deputy Transport Minister, Ivaylo Moskovski, was appointed member of the supervision council of the National Health Insurance Fund (NZOK). Moskovski will replace Todorka Kostadinova Bulgaria's former deputy heath minister who was recently removed from the council. [via YahooNews] More >>

Court Removes Head of Bulgaria Health Insurance Fund [Apr 20, 2010] Bulgaria's Head of the National Health Insurance Fund Zheni Nacheva is faced with abuse of power charges. Photo by monitor.bg [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgarias Ex Deputy Health Minister Charged with Malfeasance [Apr 19, 2010] The Sofia City Prosecutor has raised charges against Bulgarias former deputy health minister, the head of the National Health Insurance Fund and a member of the National Council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ups National Health Insurance Fund Budget (Novinite.com) [Mar 09, 2010] The 2010 budget of Bulgaria's National Health Insurance Fund (NZOK) will be increased by BGN 300 M, the Fund's Monitoring Board informs. The changes will be included in the Act for the NZOK Budget which, as expected, will be passed by the end of March and will become effective April 1. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Elects New Health Insurance Fund Head (Novinite.com) [Feb 10, 2010] Bulgaria's parliament has elected Zheni Nacheva as the new director of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). The appointment, which the opposition slammed as ?political?, was secured with the votes of the ruling GERB party and their political allies. [via YahooNews] More >>