TY - JOUR
T1 - Health system reform and the elderly
T2 - The case of Israel
AU - Bentur, Netta
AU - Berg, Ayelet
AU - Gross, Revital
AU - Chinitz, David
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Following the implementation of the National Health Insurance Law in January 1995, major changes have taken place in the provision of health services by Israel's sick funds and the way these services are funded. This article presents the principal changes that have occurred and assesses their impact on those aged 65 and older, using findings of a survey conducted one year after the law's enactment. While the findings show that the elderly's situation has improved in some areas, they also raise concerns that the elderly are having difficulty navigating the reformed health system and that they are not benefiting from the new competition among the sick funds.
AB - Following the implementation of the National Health Insurance Law in January 1995, major changes have taken place in the provision of health services by Israel's sick funds and the way these services are funded. This article presents the principal changes that have occurred and assesses their impact on those aged 65 and older, using findings of a survey conducted one year after the law's enactment. While the findings show that the elderly's situation has improved in some areas, they also raise concerns that the elderly are having difficulty navigating the reformed health system and that they are not benefiting from the new competition among the sick funds.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0032454379&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1300/j031v10n02_06
DO - 10.1300/j031v10n02_06
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C2 - 10344938
AN - SCOPUS:0032454379
SN - 0895-9420
VL - 10
SP - 85
EP - 104
JO - Journal of Aging and Social Policy
JF - Journal of Aging and Social Policy
IS - 2
ER -