Accusation Pile up against Bulgarian GERB MP

The Bulgarian MP from the ruling party GERB, Genoveva Aleksieva (R), is now accused of draining health insurance funds for her own benefit. Photo by BGNES

A Bulgarian ophthalmologist, Prof. Pravoslava Guguchkova accuses the Member of the Parliament from the ruling GERB Party, Genoveva Aleksieva of draining funds from the Health Insurance Fund.

In an interview for the Bulgarian daily “Trud” (Labor), Guguchkova says the MP has used her influence to slate separate funds for the condition known as “lazy eye” in children while the Health Insurance Fund (NZOK) already pays for it through another insurance path.

Guguchkova further says “lazy eye” is treated only through homecare and months- and years-long exercises, while any other cure would be considered ridiculous in medical circles, pointing out Aleksieva has a private ophthalmology clinic for children, which works with NZOK.

The name of ruling MP Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party, Genoveva Aleksieva, began circulating in the media last week when it was revealed she was included as a member of the Specialized Scientific Council of Ophthalmology that has assessed her own daughter in a competition for associate professors and was allowed to cast a vote. The daughter, who was not ranked first during the preliminary selection round, ended the winner after the Council’s secret vote.

At first, Aleksieva, who is also the deputy chair of the Parliamentary Health Committee, declared the report was a “manipulation” and a “lie.” In her words, the goal was to smear her name, as well as the name of GERB, having suggested that the new ruling party was “making shady affairs” like the others.

On Sunday, however, Parliamentary Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva informed she had a 40-minute conversation with Aleksieva to clarify the situation and the latter was ready to resign from the chairwoman position.

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