Perspectives for market development and restructuring of hospital medical care in Bulgaria in 2024

Medical Review (Med. pregled), 2024, 60(5), 51-56.

Т. Vekov, М. Mitev, L. Stefanova, Zh. Kolev

Bulgarian Heart Institute

Abstract. The aim of the study was to present an analysis and forecast of the impact of the changes in the prices of clinical pathways (CP) on the hospital medical care sector in Bulgaria in 2024. The comparison of the market shares by type of ownership at national level in 2023 and the forecasts based on certain monthly values after the change in the prices of CP in 2024 confirmed the trend of the development of the market share of private medical institutions, the decrease in the activity of municipal medical institutions and the relative preservation of the market share of medical institutions with a governmental and mixed governmentalmunicipal property. Again, the expected market leader are private medical institutions with a share of 38.9% in 2024, with an expected increase in market share of 0.45%.

Key words: hospital medical care/restructuring, clinical pathway prices, development/prospects

Address for correspondence: Prof. Toni Vekov, PhD, DSc, e-mail: t.vekov.mu.pleven@abv.bg