Осигурителна ли е българската здравноосигурителна система?
Is Bulgarian Health Insurance System an Insurance One?

Summary/Abstract: According to the Constitution of 1991 and the Health Insurance Act of 1998 a health insurance system has to be introduced in Bulgaria. A lot of legal provisions of the latter act are not typical for the social security systems. The insured income is a basis only for determination of the contributions to the National Health Insurance Funds but this income and the contributions are of no importance for the services due by the Funds. In such a way the contributions are more similar to taxes than to social security contributions. Furthermore the insured person has to pay additional fees — for every visit to a doctor and for every day spent in a hospital. This is another reason for a doubt as to the insurance character of the Bulgarian health insurance system.

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