Dec 24, 2015
Total Population – millions (2008) 7.19.8
Annual Growth Rate: 1998-20081.9%-0.4%
60+ as % of total (2008)14%19%
(Life Expectancy at birth – (20088174
Probability of dying under age 5 years per 1000 live births - both sexes -)2008)
5.08.0
(Physicians per 1,000 population : (20063.72.0
Health Expenditures as % of GDP (2007)8.0%9.9%
Per Capita Health Expenditures at International $ rate )2007)1,672769
Private as a % of total Health Expenditures (2007)44.1%38.2%
Government health expenditures as % of total gov’t expenditure10.1% 13.8%
IsraelIsrael SerbiaSerbia
Basic Demographic & Health DataBasic Demographic & Health Data**
*WHO
Israeli Healthcare SystemIsraeli Healthcare System
Public and Private Financing
Public and Private Healthcare Services
National Health Insurance Law of 1995
Universal compulsory statutory health insurance
Financed by earmarked and general taxation
Citizens pay a healthcare tax – 4.8% of income
“Cost of the Basket of Services” :
Based on expenditures of the health funds in previous years.
Updated yearly based on a health index
If the earmarked taxes not sufficient, the government must
add funding to guarantee that the updated “cost of the
basket of services” is maintained.
National Health Insurance Law of 1995National Health Insurance Law of 1995
Coverage for health care services is provided by 4
competing nationwide health funds (HMOs( under the
National Health Insurance Law of 1995
Some are quasi public (owned by labor unions(, some are
private, not for profit mutual companies
Health funds are financed primarily by government via age-
related capitation payments (90% of total(, patient charges
and other income (10%(
Every citizen is a member of one of these four health funds
Citizens are free to choose and move between health funds
Health funds must accept all applicants for membership
Health Funds provide a uniform legally defined basket of
services to which every citizen is entitled ( which amounts
to about 60% of total health expenditures(.
There are public and private providers of services including
physicians, hospitals, pharmacies and other health care
professionals.
The Israeli Public Health Care SystemThe Israeli Public Health Care System
Health funds purchase services from outside
suppliers or supply services in- house.
Services in the basic basket not currently covered by
the health funds include much of mental health, long
term nursing care, maternity (hospital( care, dental
care for adults
Health funds can provide -for a premium which they
collect directly- additional services not in the basic
basket (supplementary health insurance(
The Israeli Public Health Care SystemThe Israeli Public Health Care System
The Israeli Public Health Care SystemThe Israeli Public Health Care System
Supplementary services include choice of doctor in
private hospital, second opinion from senior
consultants, dental services, alternative medicine,
medications not in in the public basket, medical
accessories, medical care abroad, etc.
Health funds have purchased collective policies for long
term care insurance from private insurance companies
Health Funds also offer their members travel insurance
through a contract with a private insurance company
Composition of Israeli Acute Care Hospital System
Number of Beds = 14, 582 – 2.05 beds/1000 population
11 Ministry of Health Hospitals 46.5% of beds
8 Klallit Health Fund Hospitals 30.4% of beds
7 Non-profit Hospitals 10% of beds
2 Hadassah Hospitals 6.0% of beds
6 Mission Hospitals 3.6% of beds
11 Private for-profit Hospitals 3.4% of beds
1 Meuhedet Hospital 0.1% of beds
Characteristics of Israeli Acute Care Hospital Characteristics of Israeli Acute Care Hospital SystemSystem
All hospitals have outpatient ambulatory services
All public hospitals have Emergency Rooms
In public hospitals, staffing is linked with the number of beds in each department
All medical residency programs are predominantly hospital based
Physicians are salaried employees of the hospital
Hospital physicians may have private practices outside of the public hospital and may contract with health funds as independent doctors
Public hospital outpatient departments are manned largely by senior residents backed up by department doctors
Second largest and fastest growing Health
Fund in Israel
Non-profit mutual.
Recognized health fund - Israeli National Health
Insurance Law
Provides public basket of services
Supplies services via own facilities and outside
providers (both public and private(
Maccabi Healthcare Services
1.9 million members (25% Market Share(.
5000 physicians (85% independent contracted doctors(.
Contracts with all public acute care and geriatric
hospitals
Owns the largest private hospital network in Israel with
13 facilities all across the country
Contracts with 700 private pharmacies and operates a
chain of 53 pharmacies of its own
Maccabi's income budget 1.7 billion Euro
Maccabi StatisticsMaccabi Statistics
Supplies services via its own facilities and outside providers.
Selectively contracts with providers
Free patient choice of physician and other providers
Methods of payment to providers :
Physicians: Quarterly visits within global budget
Hospitals: Maccabi negotiated Caps within a National Cap
Other providers: Fee-for-service
Co-payments exist for medications, visits to physicians, specialist clinics and some other services.
Maccabi Healthcare ServicesMaccabi Healthcare Services
91% of Maccabi Expenditures are Medical91% of Maccabi Expenditures are Medical
Other medical7%%
Development1%
Diagnosis 9%
Administration8%Drugs
21%Hospitals
30%
Physicians24%
Health Funds Financial Performance 2001-2009 (Millions NIS)
HealthFunds
2001 20022003200420052006200720082009
Clalit(472)(413)(106)4(143)(63)(74)(422)(185)
Maccabi(5)(5)2828131399(1)(1)33886644
Leumit(204)(94)(27)13(62)(76)252716
Meuhedet)53)(5)(58)6819191030.4
The Yitzhak Rabin
National Prize For Quality and ExcellenceIn The Public Sector
This CertificateAttests that
Maccabi Healthcare Services
has won
The Israeli National Prize for Quality and Excellence for year
2009 for Health care Organizations
The Maccabi Healthcare System is The Maccabi Healthcare System is Highly ComputerizedHighly Computerized
Maccabi Electronic Medical Record
Every transaction computerized
The Central Medical Record
E-Laboratory
E- Prescription
E- Consultation
Telemedicine
Alerts and Reminders
Patient Website