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25th Knesset · outgoing

National Health Insurance Law (Amendment – Provision of a Reasoned Response by the Health Fund) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק ביטוח בריאות ממלכתי (תיקון - מתן מענה מנומק על ידי קופת החולים)

TL;DRThe amendment provides that a health maintenance organization must respond to insured persons' requests with a reasoned answer under the National Health Insurance Law.

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What does the bill do?

The bill amends the National Health Insurance Law (1994) by adding a duty for health maintenance organizations to address, in a reasoned response, insured persons' requests concerning appeals against decisions of the health maintenance organization. The amendment imposes a requirement that the health maintenance organization provide reasoning when it responds to the insured persons' arguments, in order to ensure transparency and a clear explanation in the appeal process.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 2, 2024

The votes on this bill

Passed6 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 114 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudAbsent 32
ShasFor 4 · Absent 7
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 48 seats

Yesh AtidAbsent 24
Yisrael BeytenuFor 1 · Absent 5
Ra'amFor 1 · Absent 4
LaborAbsent 4

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Other bills with a similar name · 2Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.