User:Noacsasson/The Medical Services Basket

The Medical Services Basket of the Israeli Ministry of Health encompasses the entire range of services, drugs, medical equipment and devices that eligible residents of Israel have a right to receive. The medical services basket is provided subject to the National Health Insurance Law, at the expense of the state, and the content of the basket is revised yearly by a national committee.

History
Prior to the legislation of the National Health Insurance Law in Israel, the national HMOs provided a different list of services.

As the law came into effect, it stated that a basic list of services will be provided to all eligible residents and will include the following:


 * 1) The health services and medications that were being provided by the Clalit HMO as of January 1, 1994
 * 2) The health services that were provided by the Ministry of Health as of December 31, 1994
 * 3) Maternity and newborn hospitalisation, in accordance to the National Social Security Law

Clalit was chosen for this purpose as it was the largest HMO is Israel at the time.