The Healthcare Basket

This portal contains information about the various services and treatments that are included in the healthcare basket and have an impact on large groups of the population.

The healthcare basket includes all services, medications, medical equipment and devices to which the insured are entitled to receive according to The National Health Insurance Law. The health plans are responsible for some of the services in the health basket, while the Ministry of Health is responsible for others. As a general rule, the services included in the health basket are provided free of charge to those who are insured, except for those services for which a patient is required to provide a co-payment.

Please note: This portal does not include details regarding all of the services included in the healthcare basket.

See also…

• Health and Illness
• General Healthcare Rights
• סל הבריאות

Services and Treatment - General Information

• Services in the Healthcare Basket
• Appealing Non-Provision of Medical Services
• Exceptions Committee for Medications and Services Not in the Basket
• Submitting a Request to Include Treatments or Medications in the Healthcare Basket
• Exemptions and discounts for medical services by the HMO

Healthcare Services for Babies and Children

• Neonatal Hearing Screenings
• Family Health Centers (Tipat Halav)
• Paramedical Treatments for Children (Child Development Services)
• Developmental Medical Diagnosis for Children (Child Development Services)
• Free Dental Care for Children
• Assistance Funding Hearing Devices for Children
• Routine Check-Ups for Schoolchildren

Healthcare Services for Women

• Pre-Pregnancy Genetic Testing
• Testing During Pregnancy
• Family Health Centers (Tipat Halav)
• Termination of Pregnancy
• Fertility Treatments
• Fertility Preservation

Healthcare Services for Seniors

• Assistance Funding Hearing Devices for People Age 65 and Older
• Institutional Arrangements for the Elderly Requiring Complex Long-Term Care
• Rehabilitation as Part of Hospitalization for Rehabilitation Patients
• Rehabilitation in the Community for Rehabilitation Patients

Healthcare Services for Special Populations

• Assistance Purchasing Mobility Devices
• Assistance Purchasing Walking Devices
• Assistance Purchasing Rehabilitation Devices
• Funding for standers for children and youth
• Assistance Funding Hearing Devices for Children
• Assistance Funding Hearing Devices for Adults
• Hearing Implant Funding
• Dental Care Funding for Cancer Patients
• Dental Care Funding for Special Patients
• Emotional Support for the ill and disabled from the HMO

Medications and Medical Food/Nutraceuticals

• Medications in the Healthcare Basket
• Obtaining a Specific Generic Drug
• Obtaining a Specific Brand-Name Drug
• Appealing to the Health Plan Exceptions Committee regarding medications
• Submitting a Request to Include Treatments or Medications in the Healthcare Basket
• Exemptions and Discounts on Medications

Aid organizations

• The Mazor Clinical Center - Providing legal advice regarding patients rights in Israel
• The Society for Patients Rights in Israel
• Haverim L'Refuah (Friends for Health) - Assistance in finding and purchasing medications
• Physicians for Human Rights - Israel
• The Dolev Foundation for Medical Justice
• Kivunim - Information Center for Patients and their Families
• For a comprehensive list of health and illness aid organizations

Government agencies

• The Ministry of Health
• The National Insurance Law Ombudsman

Court Rulings

• The services included in the healthcare basket must be interpreted leniently in accordance with technological advances
• The health plans must still provide paramedical services for those studying in a special education program or school
• The fact that a medication is not included in the medication basket should not be considered when prescribing medications to a cancer patient
• A decision of the health fund not to fund a drug not included in the basket because of baseless financial considerations was cancelled

Laws & Regulations

• The National Health Insurance Law
• National Health Insurance Order (Medications in the Healthcare Services Basket)
• Medical Administration Circular 1/2017 from 12.01.2017 - Expansion of the healthcare services basket for 2017

Additional publications

• Medications on The Society for Patients Rights in Israel website
• Guide to Health Insurance on the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority

Credits

• Original translation performed by The Shira Pransky Project as part of a grant from The Fellowship Fund.