Solutions to Overcome the Shortage of Funds for the Hospitalization and Treatment of Uninsured Patients in the Toxicology Clinic of MBAL-Sofia, VMA Cover Image

Решения за преодоляване на недостига на средства за хоспитализацията и лечението на здравно-неосигурените пациенти в Клиниката по токсикология на МБАЛ-София, ВМА
Solutions to Overcome the Shortage of Funds for the Hospitalization and Treatment of Uninsured Patients in the Toxicology Clinic of MBAL-Sofia, VMA

Author(s): Lyudmila Neykova-Vasileva, Anton Pramatarov, Kuzman Paskalev
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Society, Public Law, Sociology, Health and medicine and law, Labour and Social Security Law
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: uninsured persons; PAS; social problem
Summary/Abstract: According to the Ministry of Finance, by the end of 2022, the uninsured population in the country will exceed 700 000 Bulgarians or 12% of the population subject to compulsory health insurance. The aim of the present study is to analyse the available data according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 10 nosological classification. Gender, age group, reasons for admission to the clinic, duration of hospitalizations, cost of treatment of uninsured persons hospitalized in the Emergency Toxicology Clinic of the Hospital of the Medical University of Sofia, MMA, in the period 2020-2023 were taken into account. The subject of the study are intoxications caused by abuse of psychoactive substances (PAS), which is a significant social and health problem.