September 10 (BTA) - The National Assembly Friday passed
conclusively an update of the 2021 budget of the National Health
 Insurance Fund (NHIF), increasing the budget by 105 million
leva. The revenue and expenditure framework was adopted
unanimously with 201 votes in favour.
    
A total of 14 million leva are set aside for vaccination against
 COVID, or 10 leva per inoculation.
    
The budget update envisages 2 million leva for primary and
specialized out-of-hospital care, 18 million leva for dental
care, 16,385,000 leva for medical diagnostics, 25 million leva
for medicinal products and dietary foods for specialized medical
 purposes in home treatment in Bulgaria, and 14,465,000 leva for
 hospital care.

As of October 1, master pharmacists working on the front line
against COVID-19 in medical treatment facilities' pharmacies,
will receive an additional remuneration of 600 leva.

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