Chronic Illness

This portal provides information about chronic illnesses and the chronically ill.

An individual is considered to be chronically ill if he/she is continuously treated with a medication or if he/she has one of the illnesses listed as a Chronic Illness. (For an exact definition see chronic illness) This portal includes information about various chronic illnesses, as well as specific rights to which the chronically ill are entitled.
Other comprehensive relevant information can also be found in the Health and Illness Portal and the People with Disabilities Portal.

General Information

• Definition of Chronic Illness
• Maintaining Continuity of Care (Principle of Treatment Continuity)
• Coverage of Travel Expenses for Medical Treatment
• Supportive Home Care (Palliative Care)
• HMO Emotional Support for Patients and People with Disabilities
• Social Services within the Healthcare System
• Rights Guide for Individuals Caring for an Elderly Family Member or Person With Disabilities

Medications and Nutraceuticals

• Medication Payment Ceiling for the Chronically Ill
• Payment Ceiling for Medical Foods/Nutraceuticals
• Aid in Financing Medical Foods/Nutraceuticals for Patients with Special Nutritional Needs

Chronically Ill Patients with Disability

• Establishing a Medical Disability Based on the type of Disability
• Vocational Rehabilitation and Educational Assistance for People with Disability
• Supportive Communities for People with Disabilities
• Disability Pension and Related Benefits

Children

• Disabled Child Benefit and Related Benefits
• Disabled Child Benefit for Children Requiring Special Medical Treatment
• Distance Education Support for Homebound Children
• Guide for families who have a prolonged illness or disability

Information About Chronic Conditions on Kol-Zchut (A-E)

• Osteoporosis
• Ataxia-Telangiectasia (AT)
• AIDS (HIV)
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Asthma
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
• Asthma (Bronchial asthma)
• Ataxia-Telangiectasia (AT)
• Cancer
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Crohn's Disease
• Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
• Diabetes, Juvenile Diabetes
• Dialysis
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
• Epilepsy

Information About Chronic Conditions on Kol-Zchut (F-Z)

• Familial Dysautonomia (FD)
• Fibromyalgia
• Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF)
• Gaucher's Disease
• Heart patients
• Hemophilia
• Huntington's Disease
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Parkinson's Disease
• Organ donation recipients
• Organ donors following the procedure
• Pompe disease
• Psoriasis (in accordance with criteria appearing here)
• Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
• Rheumatic diseases

Aid Organizations

• For a listing of healthcare organizations offering assistance and support to the chronically ill, click here.
• For a comprehensive categorized listing of healthcare organizations offering assistance and support in various fields, Health and Illness/Aid Organizations.

Government Agencies

• The Ministry of Health
• The National Insurance Institute

Laws and Regulations

• The National Health Insurance Law
• Deputy Ministry of Health Director for Health Plan and Additional Health Services Supervision Circular from 01.12.2015 - Defining chronic illness for purposes of establishing a medication payment ceiling for the chronically ill - Update

Additional Publications

• The Center for Children with Chronic Diseases at Hadassah - Mount Scopus website

Credits

• English translation and maintenance by The Shira Pransky Project.