AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoNHIF Leadership: Bulgaria’s Parliament elected Assoc. Prof. Vladimir Daskalov as governor of the National Health Insurance Fund and Zdravko Shushkov as deputy governor, with NHIF pricing and clinical pathways now in focus. Medicines Policy: Bulgaria’s pharma industry protests plans to abolish the independent expert body that sets medicines pricing and reimbursement, warning it could politicise decisions and slow patient access to new treatments. Clinical Pathways Pay: The Bulgarian Medical Association and NHIF agreed on a 10% rise in clinical pathway prices from Sept. 1, plus nearly 5% more funding for GPs and diagnostic tests from Jan. Public Health Alert: A drug-resistant ringworm fungus strain (Trichophyton indotineae) is spreading to new regions worldwide, including within the US, and can resist standard treatment. Food for Kids: Troyan municipality says growing its own produce helps improve children’s health and plans to expand the model to schools from 2027. Health Claims Survey: A Trend survey finds 2 million Bulgarians used products advertised as beneficial to health, and many don’t consult doctors or pharmacists first. Legal Health Rights: Bulgaria’s top court rules trans people must be able to legally change gender and name on ID documents.
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