The protests of doctors have been continuing for the second week now. During the budget procedure, we proposed that there be 60 million leva for a salary fund - for young doctors, midwives, and nurses. This was rejected. This was stated by Assen Vassilev on the sidelines of the parliament.
"We currently see that this is creating tension. It is absolutely abnormal for doctors to have lower salaries than drivers in Sofia," Vassilev pointed out.
According to him, the change in the NHIF Act, which would allow children up to 7 years of age to receive free medicines, will not come into force on July 1. "For two and a half months the government has not been able to get around to adopting a regulation. What we hear is that they do not know which medicines will be prescribed to children. That is why the two committees that would adopt this regulation have not been held. We will request a hearing of the Minister of Health and the head of the National Health Insurance Fund in order to find a solution to both problems. We have listened to all kinds of icons. Should we also put icons in hospitals to draw attention to the fact that health is the most important thing", he explained.
On the topic of the eurozone, Vassilev noted that no price increase is expected. "What is clear from the experience of all other countries that have adopted the euro is that there will be no price increase. The price increase is in the order of 0.2-0.3%. Where an increase is noticeable is in real estate prices, not consumer prices", Vassilev specified.