National Health Insurance Law (Amendment – Reimbursement of Ambulance Fees for Persons Who Have Reached Retirement Age) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק ביטוח בריאות ממלכתי (תיקון - החזר דמי נסיעה באמבולנס למי שהגיע לגיל פרישה)
TL;DRThe proposal provides for reimbursement of 85% of the costs of ambulance or mobile intensive care unit transport for insured persons who have reached retirement age and were not hospitalized.
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What does the bill do?
The proposal amends the National Health Insurance Law and its schedules. It states that an insured person who has reached retirement age, who was transported to a hospital in a mobile intensive care unit or an ambulance and was not hospitalized, will be entitled to reimbursement of 85% of the transport costs. The amendment applies to several sections of the principal law. The bill seeks to correct a situation in which insured persons in a difficult economic situation refrained from calling an ambulance because of its high costs.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 62 seats
Left the coalition 14 seats
Opposition 44 seats
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