Balgarianovinite.com In the absence of a budget, a new National Framework Agreement cannot be signed and the previous one will remain in force, said Dr. Nikolay Branzalov, Chairman of the Management Board of the Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA). He was speaking to journalists ahead of the start of the 79th extraordinary meeting of the BMA.
The delegates will vote on the parameters under which they would sign the National Framework Agreement for 2026–2028. The National Framework Agreement sets out the conditions, medical activities, and rules under which medical professionals work in both outpatient and inpatient care. The contract also specifies the volumes, activities, and their prices included in clinical pathways. The effective National Framework Agreement for medical activities for 2023–2025 was signed between the BMA and the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) on September 1, 2023.
“Today we will brief our colleagues on what we have achieved in the negotiation process. We will present the prices of medical activities as they were in the latest draft budget, which in any case was withdrawn. We will leave it to our colleagues at the meeting to decide what course of action we will choose going forward,” Dr. Branzalov said.
“Political squabbles, the resignation submitted by the government, and the resulting lack of a budget will affect every Bulgarian citizen. That is why I call on them to show political wisdom and, wherever they can help Bulgarian society, to do so. Because that is their job, they are members of parliament,” he said.
According to him, healthcare in Bulgaria is severely underfunded. A difficult political decision must be made to increase the health insurance contribution. If this does not happen, by around 2040 Bulgaria will suffer very large losses. Not only the people who work in the healthcare system, but society as a whole, Branzalov said.
“There are quite a few positive provisions in the new framework contract, negotiated for both patients and doctors, but they will not come into effect in such a situation. In the absence of a budget, a National Framework Agreement cannot be signed,” Dr. Branzalov explained.
“We support the increase in remuneration for all medical professionals, both young doctors and all other colleagues working in our system,” he said in response to a question about what will happen to the planned pay increase for junior doctors. “Our position has not changed—we are against financing structures. We are in favor of financing activities, as is currently the case. I hope that a precise, targeted policy will be implemented through the Health Ministry to cover all these colleagues and provide them with additional funding throughout their specialization. Our position also applies to healthcare professionals. In the first five years after graduation they should receive targeted financial support, after which they should enter the free labor market, as all the rest of us do,” Dr. Branzalov further said.
Following another wave of mass protests, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov announced on Thursday that the government was submitting its resignation. If Parliament does not adopt the State Budget Bill by the end of this month, the government will submit a bill to extend the 2025 budget, Zhelyazkov said. “No budget will be considered by us,” GERB leader Boyko Borissov said later the same day. “We will take care and try to help ensure that prices do not rise, but people need to know that a government in resignation no longer works,” Borissov also said. Without Adopted State Budget, New National Framework Agreement Cannot Be Signed – BMA Chair 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-13 10:52:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
