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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 Research Group Leader and Director of the Smokler Center for Health Policy Research

    Dr. Michal Laron

    Senior Research Scholar and Team Leader

    Dr. Shuli Brammli-Greenberg

    Senior Research Scholar

    Dr. Tamar Medina Artom

    Research Associate

    Hadar Samuel

    Research Scholar

    Nadav Penn

    Research Analyst

    Nitza Wurmbrand

    Administrative Coordinator

    Prof. Rachel Nissanholtz-Gannot

    Research Scholar

    Rina Maoz Breuer

    Research Associate

    Ruth Waitzberg

    Research Scholar

    Sharvit Fialco

    Research Analyst

    Shlomit Kagya

    Research Associate

    Recent Publications

    The BROSH Program – A Therapeutic Intervention Program for Families with Mentally Ill Parents: A Formative Evaluation Study
    Lilach Zohar, Dr. Yoa Sorek, Anna Gerasimenko
    2020

    The goal of this formative evaluation was to study and describe the program’s unique work model and to examine the implementation and outcomes as perceived by the professionals and parties involved in the program.

    Monitoring Quality in Primary Care: How have the perspectives of health plan managers and front-line physicians changed between 2010 and 2020?
    Prof. Rachel Nissanholtz-Gannot, Dr. Tamar Medina Artom, Dr. Bruce Rosen
    2020

    The goals of this study were to examine the perceptions of managers and primary care physicians at the health plans and senior personnel in the healthcare system and the National Program regarding the program and the changes it has undergone, and to compare the findings with those of the previous survey.
    Buyer’s Price Program (Mechir Lamishtaken): Evaluation Study
    Dr. Michal Laron, Nadav Penn
    2020

    Background The past fifteen years have been characterized by steep increases in housing prices and a decline in the affordability of housing in Israel. Given this situation, the need for affordable housing is now prominent in the public discourse. Efforts to achieve this goal are reflected in a set of policy instruments designed to provide […]
    Oral Health and the Use of Dental Services by Older Adults Age 65+ in Israel
    Dr. Ayelet Berg-Warman, Dr. Ile Kermel-Schiffman, Prof. Shlomo P. Zusman, Dr. Lena Natapov
    2020

    The goals of this study were to learn about the oral health of individuals aged 65+ in Israel, to assess the extent of use of dental services, to examine the level of satisfaction with the services, and to identify the main barriers to their use.

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