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Improving Reimbursement Policies for Medical Devices in Bulgaria

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  • Iliana Belichenova

    (University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria)

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The subject of the article is related to the financing of healthcare in order to improve reimbursement policies for medical devices. The methodology used is an analysis of alternative approaches and financing instruments, by examining public and private payments in Bulgaria and other countries and their structure. The main results are the discovery of innovative and transparent mechanisms for reimbursement and payment by health insured persons, applied in the practice of EU countries, such as monitoring and control of policies, package payments, opportunities for improvements through upgrading of NHIF digital information systems. The research activities of the practices in Bulgaria and their improvement in order to protect the rights of the patient must continue, in order to provide the necessary data, facts for further redesign of the model and to reach workable solutions throughout national standards, monitoring and control of their effectiveness.

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  • Iliana Belichenova, 2021. "Improving Reimbursement Policies for Medical Devices in Bulgaria," Ikonomiceski i Sotsialni Alternativi, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria, issue 1, pages 96-105, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nwe:iisabg:y:2021:i:1:p:96-105
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    Keywords

    reimbursement policies; financing; medical devices; Bulgaria;
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    JEL classification:

    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets

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