Fees for GP visits updated in Bulgaria
2010-01-13
The new Healthcare Act, which comes into force in January 2010, introduces update of fees for a visit to a GP and establishes the health insurance contribution at 8% of an individual’s income in Bulgaria in 2010.
In accordance with previous plans (please refer to the news item “New changes to healthcare contributions proposed in Bulgaria” in the October issue of
Central Europe Pharma News), 60% of the healthcare insurance contribution is paid by the employer and 40% by the employee. The state will pay contributions for children, pensioners and low-income groups.
The fee for a visit to a GP is set at 1% of the minimum wage, or BGN 2.40 (€1.23) but is reduced to BGN 1 (€0.51) for pensioners and waived for some groups, including children, pregnant women and people with disabilities. The fee for hospital care is set at 2% of the minimum wage, or BGN 4.80 (€2.46) per day, to be paid for the first 10 days of hospitalisation.
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