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Illustrative: A member of the medical staff at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem on August 25, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90/File)
May 15, 2023, 10:55 pm
Knesset Health Committee approves reform of private health insurance market
Changes aim to eliminate duplicate costs for consumers who pay for both commercial policies and premium-level HMO coverage, garnering praise from some activists
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Screen capture from video of a woman later arrested as a suspect in the April death of her 65-year-old relative who fell from a roof in Tel Aviv, October 2022. (YouTube. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 26, 2022, 9:23 am
Large insurance claim led to sister’s arrest in case of woman who fell from roof
Suspect filed for $1.7m payout, is said to have altered policies near the time her 65-year-old sibling died in April; suspect says she has an alibi, didn’t push victim off the roof
By ToI Staff
These undated photos provided courtesy of the FBI Los Angeles shows Linda Morrow (right) and David Morrow (left). (FBI Los Angeles via AP)
February 5, 2022, 5:24 pm
After fleeing to Israel, suspect in cosmetic surgery insurance fraud pleads guilty
American Linda Morrow had billed insurance companies for ‘medically necessary’ procedures that were merely cosmetic; her plastic surgeon husband is already jailed over scheme
By brian melley
Illustrative photo of doctors in an operating room at a hospital in Jerusalem. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
November 1, 2020, 1:06 pm
In pandemic’s shadow, health coverage decisions move from doctors to politicians
Netanyahu and Gantz’s refusal to pass a state budget means the expert committee that chooses which new treatments to add to the national insurance plan cannot do its job
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Radi Kauf wearing his ReWalk system (Photo credit: Courtesy)
May 20, 2015, 4:10 pm
ReWalk’s benefits go beyond ambulation, company says
An early user of the Israeli-developed exoskeleton reports he has gotten healthier since using it – a pleasant side effect of being able to walk again
By David Shamah
Nahum Kovalski
September 5, 2014, 5:42 pm
Nahum Kovalski
Maybe we can split the difference?
You can compromise on quality or service for a lower price on many things, but medical care
Measuring, and considering boosting, vitamin D levels could help control the worst cases of asthma. (photo credit: Asthma image)
September 2, 2014, 6:16 pm
Plenty of sunshine could help against asthma, Israeli study shows
Asthmatics with Vitamin D deficiency 25 percent more likely to have had recent flare-ups, research finds
By Andrew Tobin
Nahum Kovalski
August 1, 2014, 4:35 pm
Nahum Kovalski
All around the world …
Cellphones are revolutionizing medical treatment, and medical insurance as well
Health Minister Yael German (photo credit: Flash90)
June 25, 2014, 8:50 pm
Health commission cancels private care in public hospitals
Minister Yael German: NIS 1 billion budget infusion will lead to shorter waiting times, more services
By Lazar Berman
Copaxone, the only non-interferon multiple sclerosis treatment, was developed by Teva Pharmaceuticals in the mid-1990s. (Weizmann Institute of Science/JTA)
From the WebMarch 4, 2014, 12:10 pm
Teva’s new version of Copaxone could be a tough bet for insurers
Wall St. Cheat Sheet: The Israeli drug maker wants MS patients to migrate to a new, patented version of the drug
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