Israel health basket
Medical hotline to assist patients and professionals reopens in Israel
The hotline, which had previously functioned only for emergencies, will reopen for expanded assistance starting this week.
Health fund psychologists, private therapists to get government grants
Israel yet to name members of new Health Basket committee
‘COVID largely responsible for overwhelming deficits in public health funds’
Israel could save cancer patients with proton beams in new breakthrough
Experimental devices operated by Hadassah experts will save people from having to travel abroad for less-efficient, less-safe, and more expensive devices.
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New ‘health basket committee' to add NIS 550 million of tech and services
The new committee chairwoman, Prof. Dina Ben-Yehuda, is the first woman in the role since the mid-1990s.
Drug for rare immune system disease to be considered for health basket
Eosinophilic esophagitis can cause irreversible damage to esophageal tissue.
Treatments for COVID-risk patients at center of health basket discussions
Both heart and lung treatments are facing considerations for entry into the 2021 health basket, with patients considered at risk for the coronavirus.
New treatment for rheumatoid arthritis helps reach remission
The treatment has been included in the national health basket services for 2020 and will be available to patients in all the health funds
Health Ministry D-G commits to NIS 500m. 'health basket' addition
Despite ongoing financial instability, director-general Moshe Bar Siman Tov said it was imperative that medical treatments are funded.
Clalit strike cancelled
Clalit facilities will function normally.
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135 medical technologies costing NIS 460m. added to health basket
NIS 40m. to include children up to 16 in Health Ministry’s basic dental care program
Health system’s public ombusman presents report against insurers
The ombusman (public complaints commissioner) reported that Clalit Health Services, the largest insurer, incurred the lowest rate of complaints.
Katz presents nursing plan, despite idea’s long promotion by Litzman
There was no explanation why the two ministers did not present a joint geriatric nursing plan to the cabinet and whether Litzman was surprised by Katz’s announcement.
