Bulgaria's Health Minister Supports Sharp Rise in Medical Fees, Warns of Crisis in Psychiatry

Cătălin Roșioru

The Bulgarian Ministry of Health has expressed support for the Bulgarian Medical Association’s proposal to raise the prices of all medical services by 25 percent, with officials indicating that the adjustment could be implemented at the earliest legally possible moment when a new budget is adopted. According to acting Health Minister Assoc. Prof. Mihail Okoliyski, the request is considered justified in the context of rising costs across the healthcare system. “ We support this demand, ” he said,