Healthcare System (Bulgaria) - Revision history

Lucas: Update categories.

2025-12-06T12:33:01Z

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	Claims data, registries, and electronic health records are managed primarily by the National Center for Public Health and Analyses (NCPHA), which operates under the Ministry of Health. This organization is responsible for the collection, storage, and analysis of healthcare data, as well as maintaining the national electronic health record system. Individual healthcare providers also maintain their own electronic health records, which are integrated into the national system.		Claims data, registries, and electronic health records are managed primarily by the National Center for Public Health and Analyses (NCPHA), which operates under the Ministry of Health. This organization is responsible for the collection, storage, and analysis of healthcare data, as well as maintaining the national electronic health record system. Individual healthcare providers also maintain their own electronic health records, which are integrated into the national system.
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C00-D48: All neoplasms</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C00-C97: All cancer types</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C00-C14: Mouth/throat cancers</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C15-C26: Digestive system cancers</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C30-C39: Lung/chest cancers</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C40-C41: Bone cancers</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C43-C44: Skin cancers/melanoma</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C45-C49: Soft tissue cancer</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C50: Breast cancer</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C51-C58: Female genitalia cancers</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C60-C63: Male genitalia cancer</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C64-C68: Urinary system cancers</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C69-C72: Eye and brain cancer</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C73-C75: Thyroid and other gland cancers</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C76-C80: Cancers of unknown or unspecified areas</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C81-C96: Cancers of the blood and immune system</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::C97-C97: Cancers in multiple locations from the start</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::D00-D09: Early-stage cancers not yet spread</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::D10-D36: Benign tumour</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::D37-D48: Growths of uncertain nature</span>
			<span style="display:none">hasCancerType::unknown</span>

Lucas: Update categories.

2025-12-02T13:34:56Z

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	{{bulgariacountry}}		<span style="display:none">bulgariacountry</span>
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Francine at 19:38, 1 December 2025

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Francine at 19:09, 30 November 2023

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	[[~~dct:title::~~Bulgaria]] has a mandatory social health insurance (SHI) system with a minor role for voluntary health insurance (VHI). Although the law mandates universal health coverage, approximately 12% of the population is uninsured, with the long-term unemployed, the Roma community, and individuals in disadvantaged regions being most affected.		{{forpatients}}

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			Bulgaria has a mandatory social health insurance (SHI) system with a minor role for voluntary health insurance (VHI). Although the law mandates universal health coverage, approximately 12% of the population is uninsured, with the long-term unemployed, the Roma community, and individuals in disadvantaged regions being most affected.

	The Bulgarian Ministry of Health is in charge of regulating and coordinating the healthcare system, as well as licensing healthcare providers, including hospitals. The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and its regional branches are primarily responsible for purchasing health services.		The Bulgarian Ministry of Health is in charge of regulating and coordinating the healthcare system, as well as licensing healthcare providers, including hospitals. The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and its regional branches are primarily responsible for purchasing health services.

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[[dct:title::Bulgaria]] has a mandatory social health insurance (SHI) system with a minor role for voluntary health insurance (VHI). Although the law mandates universal health coverage, approximately 12% of the population is uninsured, with the long-term unemployed, the Roma community, and individuals in disadvantaged regions being most affected.

The Bulgarian Ministry of Health is in charge of regulating and coordinating the healthcare system, as well as licensing healthcare providers, including hospitals. The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and its regional branches are primarily responsible for purchasing health services.

The population of Bulgaria receives a range of benefits through the healthcare system, including access to primary care, specialist care, hospitalization, emergency care, maternity care, dental care, and prescription medications. Preventive services and screenings are also provided. Primary care is provided by general practitioners (GPs), who are independent practitioners contracted by the NHIF. They operate in individual or group practices, and act as gatekeepers for specialist care, diagnostic tests, and hospital care. However, monthly quotas for patient referrals can lead to some patients bypassing primary care doctors and going directly to hospital emergency departments.

To access healthcare benefits, Bulgarian citizens must be registered with the NHIF. Despite the legal requirement for universal health coverage, a significant portion of the population remains uninsured, particularly among the long-term unemployed, the Roma community, and those living in disadvantaged regions.

Claims data, registries, and electronic health records are managed primarily by the National Center for Public Health and Analyses (NCPHA), which operates under the Ministry of Health. This organization is responsible for the collection, storage, and analysis of healthcare data, as well as maintaining the national electronic health record system. Individual healthcare providers also maintain their own electronic health records, which are integrated into the national system.