Foreigners Dig Deep in Their Pockets for Medical Aid at Bulgaria’s Seaside
October 12th, 2007
Foreign tourists have to pay huge sums for getting medical aid in Bulgaria’s seaside resorts unlike the Bulgarian nationals. Medical services fees for foreigners are up to six times higher than those paid by the Bulgarians. The fees for medical examinations and general checks in the resorts of Tsarevo, Primorsko and Sozopol are extremely increased in spite of the law adopted in 2005, which provides for equal prices for Bulgarians and foreign citizens in the tourism branch.
Bulgaria’s Health Ministry has not yet issued a decree that would regulate the price formation of the medical services. Until such a document is officially published, the people concerned could complain to the EU’s Consumers Rights Commission, headed by the Bulgarian commissioner Meglena Kuneva.
