Health economics

The distribution of High-Cost Drugs by the National Organization for Health Care Provision (EOPYY) will begin in the coming days, putting an end to the inconvenience and queues

Conditions affecting the nervous system — such as strokes, migraines and dementia — have surged past heart disease to become the leading cause of ill health worldwide, a major new analysis said on Friday.

More than 3.4 billion people — 43 percent of the global population — experienced a neurological condition in 2021, far more than had previously been thought, the analysis found.

Two medical diagnostic clinics in the northern port city of Thessaloniki charged insured clients unauthorized extra fees for tests prescribed by their doctors, an investigation revealed on Thursday.

Six in 10 patients say they don't feel their care plan is organized around all of their health and wellness needs, describing an outpatient care system that does not ensure continuity in care, according to the conclusions of the pilot phase of a study by the Health Services Organization and Evaluation Laboratory of the University of Athens in collaboration with the Organization for Quality Assu

The appointment of party cronies with no experience in running a healthcare facility to the management of the country's hospitals is prompting an overhaul of the evaluation system.

The Chairman of the Bulgarian Medical Union, Dr. Ivan Madzharov, expresses his approval for the priorities announced by the new Minister of Health, Prof. Hristo Hinkov - to stop the uncontrolled growth of the healthcare network in the country and to reduce the co-payments made by patients.

An alarming 90 percent of children have expressed concerns about the welfare of their family members, 62 percent expressed fear of parental unemployment, and 57 percent expressed worries about the state of the economy, according to a recent study by Istanbul Bilgi University.

The government has adopted a bill on the digitalisation of healthcare, the first part of a planned health reform package that is supposed to thoroughly change how the system is financed and managed.

An announcement of a major hike in the cost of top-up health insurance has caused an outcry in Slovenia and revived calls for ending this type of insurance, which is voluntary but required for virtually every type of health service bar emergency care and which is collected by private insurers.

Türkiye's fast-growing health tourism industry aims to reach out to as many as 60 countries to attract patients.

Data from the Health Ministry showed that 1.5 million foreign nationals visited the country to receive health services.