In Bulgaria, the democratic social and economic reforms began when the new Constitution
was adopted in 1991. The communist period prior to this reform was marked by the …

The principle of free-of-charge health care services is written in the Ukrainian Constitution.
However, the state fails to implement this principle in practice. Our analysis confirms that in …

In the last 20 years, demographic development in Bulgaria has been characterized by
population decline, a low crude birth rate, a low fertility rate, a high mortality rate and an …

Background This study focuses on out-of-pocket payments for health care in Serbia. In
contrast to previous studies, we distinguish three types of out-of-pocket patient payments …

This analysis of the Bulgarian health system reviews developments in its organization and
governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms and health system …

Health Care Services in the Republic of Srpska are provided through the primary,
secondary, and tertiary care levels. Primary medical services provision happens throughout …

In 2015, the government of Ukraine initiated transformative reforms of its health system with
the goals of improving the health outcomes of the population and providing financial …

Abstract Background: In recent years, Bulgaria has increasingly relied on out-of-pocket
payments as one of the main sources of health care financing. However, it is largely …

1.1 Background The socio-political changes that have taken place in Bulgaria since 1989
have had a big impact on the health care system. The previous communist model of health …

A key part of the work of the Office is to assess country and regional progress towards UHC
by monitoring financial protection–the impact of out-of-pocket payments for health on living …