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The head of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) resigned

"Without hesitation. It is clear to everyone that I do not have the political support to be able to work calmly and without causing upheavals in the system. I believe that my resignation is the right decision," Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petko Stefanovski stated in a press release.

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The head of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) resigned  - 1

The head of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petko Stefanovski announced that he is resigning, reports novini.bg.

„Without hesitation. It is clear to everyone that I do not have the political support to be able to work calmly and without causing upheavals in the system. I believe that my resignation is the right decision", Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petko Stefanovski stated in a press release.
„Healthcare needs calm, stability and predictability. We have done a lot of work with the team I led. We focused on the digitalization and electronicization of processes in the Health Insurance Fund. We improved control activities and proposed a number of changes to optimize them. We focused our efforts on improving access to and quality of medical care for Bulgarian citizens. I wish my successor success!", writes Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stefanovski.