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Table 2 Summary of key findings

From: Regulatory barriers to equity in a health system in transition: a qualitative study in Bulgaria

Key regulatory failures

• Problems with health insurance

• Informal payments

• Insufficient regulation of the private sector

Perceived causes of regulatory failures

• Magnitude and pace of change

• Lack of participation and sense of ownership of the reforms

• "Commercialization" of medicine

• Inadequate financing of the health system

• Weak enforcement of regulations

• Insufficient information about the health reforms