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    Israel’s health care system is a world leader in delivering quality health care. Yet ongoing concerns about workforce shortages, the growth of private medicine, and persistent health inequalities are driving national initiatives to ensure equitable access to quality care for the entire population. MJB’s Smokler Center for Health Policy Research provides independent and objective research to inform policymaking on these crucial national issues.

    2020 Research Themes

    • Processes of reform and efficiency in the health care system
    • Advancement of disadvantaged populations
    • Preparing the health care system for the rapid aging of the population with regard to budget and services
    • The consumer’s voice in the health care system and patient-centered treatment
    • Workforce planning
    • Implementing big-data methods in research on health care policy and services
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    2020 Research Themes

    Processes of reform and efficiency in the health care system
    Advancement of disadvantaged populations
    Preparing the health care system for the rapid aging of the population with regard to budget and services
    The consumer’s voice in the health care system and patient-centered treatment
    Workforce planning
    Implementing big-data methods in research on health care policy and services

    Research Staff

    Amit Meshulam

    Researcher

    Dr. Bruce Rosen

    Systems Group Leader

    Dr. Michal Laron

    Senior Research Scholar and Team Leader

    Dr. Shuli Brammli-Greenberg

    Senior Research Scholar

    Elinore Avni

    Research Analyst

    Hadar Samuel

    Research Scholar

    Nadav Penn

    Research Analyst

    Nitza Wurmbrand

    Administrative Coordinator

    Prof. Rachel Nissanholtz-Gannot

    Research Scholar

    Rachel Goldwag

    Researcher

    Rina Maoz Breuer

    Research Associate

    Ruth Waitzberg

    Research Scholar

    Sharvit Fialco

    Research Analyst

    Shlomit Kagya

    Research Associate

    Tamar Medina Artom

    Research Associate

    Recent Publications

    Work Practices and Attitudes of Mental Health Professionals Three Years after the Launch of the Insurance Reform
    Hadar Samuel, Bat-Sheva Hass
    2020

    Israel’s mental health insurance reform went into effect in July 2015, transferring responsibility for the provision of mental health services from the government to the health plans. In this study, three years into the reform, a repeat survey was conducted. The study's goals were: a) To examine the work patterns and delivery of care of mental health professionals; b) to examine the changes that took place in the wake of the reform by comparing the findings to those of the 2012 survey; c) to examine the professionals’ perceptions of the impact of the reform.
    Sharing Israel’s Strategies during the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Ruth Waitzberg, Dr. Shuli Brammli-Greenberg, Nadav Penn
    2020

    The goals of the study were to learn the main characteristics of AO work, to examine their perceptions and perceived needs, and to provide policymakers with the tools to understand the AO role for its continued development
    Involvement of Community Pediatricians in the Treatment of Emotional and Developmental Difficulties
    Yael Ashkenazi, Prof. Rachel Nissanholtz-Gannot, Bat-Sheva Hass, Zachi Grossman
    2020

    The goal of the study was to examine the perceptions of child development institute directors of the role of community pediatricians at the time of writing, and the extent that they could be more involved in this area and contribute to advancing the treatment of children with developmental difficulties
    Social issues in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis
    2020

    The various restrictions imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have limited interpersonal relations in terms of physical meetings and posed unique difficulties and challenges for the government and the authorities, among other things, in the provision and inspection of social services. After a protracted period of crisis, the government and authorities will face the […]
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