Financing the package of services during the first decade of the national health insurance law in Israel: Trends and issues

Health Policy

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-284

  Shmueli, Amir ^a   Achdut, Leah ^b   Sabag Endeweld, Miri ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b National Insurance Institute of Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

Finance; Israel; National health insurance; Package of services; Progressivity

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; ISRAEL; LAW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; REIMBURSEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAX;

BUDGETS; COST SHARING; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; TAXES;

EID: 47849125577     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.02.008     Document Type: Review

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