National Health Insurance Law (Amendment – Co-payment for Purchasing a Prescription Drug from a Pharmacy Not in an Arrangement with the Health Fund) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק ביטוח בריאות ממלכתי (תיקון - השתתפות עצמית ברכישת תכשיר מרשם מבית מרקחת שאינו בהסדר עם קופת החולים)
TL;DRA bill to amend the National Health Insurance Law: the co-payment for a prescription drug from a pharmacy that has no arrangement with the health maintenance organization will be identical to that at a pharmacy with an arrangement.
Translated from Hebrew
What does the bill do?
The bill provides that when an insured person buys a prescription drug from a pharmacy that has no arrangement with the health maintenance organization, but this pharmacy has access to the HMO's computerized system, the co-payment they pay will be identical to what they would have paid had they bought the drug from a pharmacy with an arrangement. The bill also includes repealing certain sections of the insurance law and the Pharmacists Ordinance. The reason for the bill is that many private pharmacies lost their arrangement with the HMOs, thereby depriving patients of a discount they previously had.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 68 seats
Left the coalition 8 seats
Opposition 44 seats
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