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The reform of the Israeli health care system
— a comparison between older and younger consumers, one year and three years after its implementation | | Author(s) | Netta Bentur, Revital Gross |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 49, no 1, January 2001 |
| Pages | pp 56-64 |
| Keywords | Health services ; Reorganisation ; Health insurance ; Age groups [elderly] ; Young adults [20-25] ; Attitude ; Longitudinal surveys ; Israel. |
| Annotation | One of the main objectives of the National Health Insurance Law, which was implemented in Israel in January 1995, was to increase equity for different population groups and to improve services for weaker populations, such as older people. This study of two random samples of adult residents in Israel at the end of 1995 and the end of 1997 aimed to examine changes in satisfaction and perceived quality of healthcare services for older people one and three years after the Law's enactment. Older people felt there had been an improvement in the level of sick fund services since the law's implementation. The proportion reporting improvement increased from 13% in 1995 to 28% in 1997. At the same time, the proportion of those who sensed a decline in the level of services increased, albeit by a much lower rate (4% and 8%). On access to services, most felt that the office hours of the various medical staff were convenient. There was a general perception of improvement in a number of areas; and experiences of younger and older age groups were similar. However, it is necessary to continue monitoring the law's impact regarding services for vulnerable groups. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020115206 A |
| Classmark | L: 5SR: WPG: BB: SD6: DP: 3J: 7H6 |
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