ReviewLancet (London, England)2017
Health and health care in Israel: an introduction.
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107 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Late-adolescent weight categories and early kidney disease in young adulthood: a nationwide study of Arab and Jewish Israelis.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Article
- Comparative Patterns in CKD among Native Israeli and Immigrant Ethnic Populations.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2026Article
- Trends in socio-demographic disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake by vaccine dose and time after the introduction of COVID-19 vaccination in Israel: epidemiological and policy analysis study.Israel journal of health policy research · 2026Article
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- The Formation and Transformation of Medical Apartheid in Palestine: A Historical Examination.International journal of social determinants of health and health services · 2026Article
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- Development and validation of a new comprehensive measurement tool for health insurance literacy.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Toward climate resilience in Israel's healthcare system: decision-makers' perspectives.Israel journal of health policy research · 2025Article
- Evaluating the impact of labor induction on autism spectrum disorder risk.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Article
- Medical students as resident assistants: a novel approach to tackling the medical workforce shortage conundrum.Human resources for health · 2025Article
- Commodification of Healthcare-Patient Perspective: A Cultural-Class Inquiry of Patients' Experience in Public-Private Systems in Israel.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Family involvement in geriatric hospitalization: a qualitative analysis of state regulations in Israel.Israel journal of health policy research · 2025Article
- Healthcare professionals' advocacy strategies for trans-inclusive primary care: a qualitative analysis.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- From Conflict to Care - Telemedicine Utilization During Wartime: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of medical systems · 2025Article
- The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on treatment adherence of patients with breast cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- The War in Gaza and Barriers to Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025Article
47 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Starting well before Independence in 1948, and over the ensuing six decades, Israel has built a robust, relatively efficient public system of health care, resulting in good health statistics throughout the life course. Because of the initiative of people living under the British Mandate for Palestine (1922-48), the development of many of today's health services predated the state's establishment by several decades. An extensive array of high-quality services and technologies is available to all residents, largely free at point of service, via the promulgation of the 1994 National Health Insurance Law. In addition to a strong medical academic culture, well equipped (albeit crowded) hospitals, and a robust primary-care infrastructure, the country has also developed some model national projects such as a programme for community quality indicators, an annual update of the national basket of services, and a strong system of research and education. Challenges include increasing privatisation of what was once largely a public system, and the underfunding in various sectors resulting in, among other challenges, relatively few acute hospital beds. Despite substantial organisational and financial investment, disparities persist based on ethnic origin or religion, other socioeconomic factors, and, regardless of the country's small size, a geographic maldistribution of resources. The Ministry of Health continues to be involved in the ownership and administration of many general hospitals and the direct payment for some health services (eg, geriatric institutional care), activities that distract it from its main task of planning for and supervising the whole health structure. Although the health-care system itself is very well integrated in relation to the country's two main ethnic groups (Israeli Arabs and Israeli Jews), we think that health in its widest sense might help provide a bridge to peace and reconciliation between the country and its neighbours.
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