In the absence of a budget, a new national framework contract cannot be signed and the old one will remain in effect, the Chairman of the Management Board of the Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA), Dr. Nikolay Brunzalov, told journalists before the start of the 79th extraordinary assembly of the BMA.
The delegates will vote on the parameters under which they will sign the National Framework Contract 2026-2028. The National Framework Contract specifies the conditions, medical activities and rules under which physicians work in pre-hospital and hospital care.
The contract also specifies the volumes, activities and prices included in the clinical paths.
The currently valid National Framework Agreement for Medical Activities for 2023-2025 was signed between the Bulgarian Medical Association and the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) on September 1, 2023.