National Health Insurance Law of Israel

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The National Health Insurance Law of Israel is the foundational legislation that guarantees universal health coverage for all Israeli residents through a system of mandatory health insurance and standardized benefits.

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National Health Insurance Law of Israel canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Israeli law ⓘ
health insurance law ⓘ
social welfare legislation ⓘ
administeredBy Ministry of Health of Israel ⓘ
National Insurance Institute of Israel ⓘ
appliesTo all Israeli residents ⓘ
basisFor Israeli universal health care system ⓘ
beneficiaries Israeli citizens residing in Israel ⓘ
permanent residents of Israel ⓘ
country Israel ⓘ
dateEnacted 1994 ⓘ
defines basket of health services ⓘ
effectiveDate 1995-01-01 ⓘ
enactedBy Knesset ⓘ
ensures equal basic health services to all residents ⓘ
establishes obligation of the state to provide health services ⓘ
residents’ right to health services ⓘ
fundingModel publicly financed health insurance ⓘ
fundingSource general state budget ⓘ
health tax ⓘ
guarantees universal health coverage ⓘ
hasLegalStatus primary legislation ⓘ
impact established statutory right to health services in Israel ⓘ
implementedThrough health maintenance organizations in Israel ⓘ
includesProvision arrangements for low-income and vulnerable populations ⓘ
mechanism for updating the basket of services ⓘ
jurisdiction State of Israel ⓘ
linked to: Israel
languageOfDocument Hebrew ⓘ
legalObligationOn recognized health funds ⓘ
state ⓘ
legalSystem Israeli legal system ⓘ
policyArea public health ⓘ
social security ⓘ
prohibits discrimination between insured persons by health funds ⓘ
purpose to define a standardized basket of health services ⓘ
to guarantee universal health coverage for all Israeli residents ⓘ
to regulate mandatory health insurance in Israel ⓘ
regulates collection of health insurance contributions ⓘ
registration of residents with health funds ⓘ
transfer between health funds ⓘ
relatedTo National Insurance Law of Israel ⓘ
Patients’ Rights Law of Israel ⓘ
requires mandatory health insurance for all residents ⓘ
scope nationwide ⓘ
shortDescription Law establishing universal health coverage for Israeli residents ⓘ
subjectMatter health care entitlements ⓘ
health care financing ⓘ
organization of health services ⓘ
typeOfCoverage universal coverage ⓘ

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Israeli Ministry of Health → appliesPolicy → National Health Insurance Law of Israel ⓘ