Low-budget policy tool to empower Israeli insureds to demand their rights in the healthcare system

Shuli Brammli-Greenberg, Ruth Waitzberg, Tamar Medina-Artom and Ariella Adijes-Toren

Health Policy, 2014, vol. 118, issue 3, 279-284

Abstract: Since 1995 universal healthcare coverage has been provided in Israel through National Health Insurance (NHI). Although the country has lower rates of health spending than most OECD countries, the NHI Law stipulates that a broad benefits package will be provided by four competing Health Plans (HPs). These third-party payers manage healthcare utilization and cost through mechanisms that affect both provider and consumer behavior. Cost Containment is one of their main organizational objectives. The Ministry of Health (MoH) supervises HPs to ensure that they provide their members with adequate healthcare of high quality in accordance with the NHI Law and uphold the principles of efficiency and equity.

Keywords: Policy instrument; Asymmetric information; Digital media; Insured empowerment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2014.11.005

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