Changes in the activity levels and financing sources of Israel's private for-profit hospitals in the wake of reforms to the public-private divide.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Israeli National Health Insurance Law provides permanent residents with a basket of healthcare services through non-profit public health insurance plans, independently of the individual's ability to pay. Since 2015, several reforms and programs have been initiated that were aimed at reinforcing public healthcare and redressing negative aspects of the health system, and specifically the constant rise in private health expenditure. These include the "From Reimbursement-to-Networks Arrangement", the "Cooling-off Period" program and the program to shorten waiting times. The objectives of this study were to identify, describe, and analyze changes in private hospitals in 1) the volume of publicly and privately funded elective surgical procedures; and 2) private health expe

SUBMITTER: Barnea R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7958701 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature