What have 10 years of health insurance reforms brought about in Bulgaria? Re-appraising the Health Insurance Act of 1998

Health Policy

Volumn 102, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 263-269

  Atanasova, Elka ^a,b   Pavlova, Milena ^b   Velickovski, Robert ^a,b   Nikov, Bogomil ^a,b   Moutafova, Emanuela ^a   Groot, Wim ^b,c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VARNA   (Bulgaria)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; Efficiency; Equity; Quality; Social health insurance; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULGARIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

BULGARIA; CONTRACT SERVICES; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80052791395     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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