Health Ministry Approves Panel to Expand National Drug Basket for 2027
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Israel's Ministry of Health has established a commission to expand the national medical services and drug basket for 2027, with an additional budget of 650 million shekels. Professor Dina Ben-Yehuda will lead the panel, which includes medical specialists, government representatives, and health fund officials. The commission will review hundreds of new treatments and technologies based on medical, social, and economic criteria.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israel's Ministry of Health has approved a commission to expand the national drug basket for 2027.
- The commission will review hundreds of new drugs and medical technologies.
- An additional budget of 650 million shekels has been allocated for the expansion.
- Professor Dina Ben-Yehuda will head the committee.
- The panel includes medical experts, government officials, and health fund representatives.
Israel's Ministry of Health has announced the formation of a commission tasked with expanding the national basket of medical services and medications for 2027. The commission will evaluate hundreds of new drugs and medical technologies, operating with an additional budget of 650 million shekels. Its mandate includes considering medical, professional, social, and economic factors before submitting recommendations for inclusion in the basket.
Leading the commission is Professor Dina Ben-Yehuda, who heads the Hematology Department at Hadassah Medical Center. The panel comprises senior specialists from various medical and public health fields, representatives from the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Finance, health fund representatives, legal experts, and representatives from medical non-profit organizations.
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