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.
Services and Treatment - General Information
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)
- Dental Treatment for Children and Adolescents as part of the Healthcare Basket
- Assistance Funding Hearing Devices for Children
- Routine Check-Ups for Schoolchildren
Healthcare Services for Women
Healthcare Services for Seniors
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 Patients with Specific Injuries and Disorders
- 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
- For a comprehensive list of health and illness aid organizations
Government agencies
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 cannot be a consideration for refusing provision of a medication 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.