AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoNHIF Update: Bulgaria’s Parliament approved the 2026 National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Budget Bill at first reading, setting revenues and transfers at EUR 5.256B and raising spending by 8.5%, with hospital care getting EUR 2.342B. Healthcare Oversight: The NHIF leadership met the founder of the Diagnosis Bulgaria platform to discuss how public healthcare spending data is analyzed and how to improve interpretation. Emergency Care: Bulgaria’s helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) completed five missions in under 48 hours, including airlifts of injured tourists, road-crash victims, and critically ill children between hospitals. Public Complaints: Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva said complaints are rising—about 11,000 in 2025 and 8,500 in the first half of 2026—especially around utilities like heating, electricity, and water. Infectious Risk: Health experts warned that heatwaves may boost Vibrio “flesh-eating” bacteria near European coasts, with risk rising in warm, brackish waters.
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