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Patient charges for health services: the opinions of healthcare stakeholders in Bulgaria

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  • Elka Atanasova
  • Milena Pavlova
  • Emanuela Moutafovа
  • Todorka Kostadinova
  • Wim Groot

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  • Elka Atanasova & Milena Pavlova & Emanuela Moutafovа & Todorka Kostadinova & Wim Groot, 2015. "Patient charges for health services: the opinions of healthcare stakeholders in Bulgaria," International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 30(3), pages 232-245, July.
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    1. Elka Atanasova & Milena Pavlova & Emanuela Moutafova & Todorka Kostadinova & Wim Groot, 2012. "Patient payments and the empirical analysis of consumer demand for hospital services: An application for Bulgaria," Society and Economy, Akadémiai Kiadó, Hungary, vol. 34(2), pages 313-338, June.
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    3. Baji, Petra & Pavlova, Milena & Gulácsi, LászlÓ & Groot, Wim, 2011. "User fees for public health care services in Hungary: Expectations, experience, and acceptability from the perspectives of different stakeholders," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 102(2), pages 255-262.
    4. Atanasova, Elka & Pavlova, Milena & Velickovski, Robert & Nikov, Bogomil & Moutafova, Emanuela & Groot, Wim, 2011. "What have 10 years of health insurance reforms brought about in Bulgaria? Re-appraising the Health Insurance Act of 1998," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 102(2), pages 263-269.
    5. Pavlova, Milena & Groot, Wim & van Merode, Godefridus, 2002. "Public attitudes towards patient payments in Bulgarian public health care sector: results of a household survey," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 59(1), pages 1-24, January.
    6. Balabanova, Dina & McKee, Martin, 2002. "Understanding informal payments for health care: the example of Bulgaria," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 62(3), pages 243-273, December.
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    2. O’Brien, Gary L. & Sinnott, Sarah-Jo & O’ Flynn, Bridget & Walshe, Valerie & Mulcahy, Mark & Byrne, Stephen, 2020. "Out of pocket or out of control: A qualitative analysis of healthcare professional stakeholder involvement in pharmaceutical policy change in Ireland," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 124(4), pages 411-418.

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