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25th Knesset · outgoing

National Health Insurance Law (Amendment – Reduction in Health Insurance Contributions for Residents of the Periphery) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק ביטוח בריאות ממלכתי (תיקון - הפחתה בדמי ביטוח בריאות לתושבי הפריפריה)

TL;DRA proposal to reduce health insurance contributions for residents of the north and south to half the current rate.

Translated from Hebrew

What does the bill do?

The proposal proposes an amendment to the National Health Insurance Law of 1994, under which an insured resident of the Northern or Southern District will be required to pay only 50% of the health insurance contributions, compared with the full rate that applies today to all citizens. The rationale for the proposal is to reduce the gaps between residents of the center and residents of the periphery in receiving medical services and in mortality rates.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 2, 2025
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Rejected25 for · 42 against · 0 abstained · 53 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 68 seats

LikudAgainst 21 · Absent 11
ShasAgainst 8 · Absent 3
United Torah JudaismAgainst 3 · Absent 4
Otzma YehuditAgainst 1 · Absent 5
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 2 · Absent 2
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 20 · Absent 4
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborAbsent 4

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Other bills with a similar name · 1Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.