Government Approves 2026 Health Basket Committee Appointment

The committee’s first working session is expected to take place on Thursday, November 20, 2025.

The committee will review hundreds of new technologies and medications and will recommend their inclusion in the health services basket based on professional, clinical, and economic criteria.

Ministry of Health Director-General, Moshe Bar Siman-Tov:

“Approving the composition of the Public Health Basket Committee ensures smooth functioning and progress of the healthcare system, as it does every year, and guarantees fair and advanced healthcare. The committee’s work will allow for responsible and professional evaluation of new technologies and medications according to the public’s health needs and will ultimately lead to approval of new drugs and technologies for the benefit of a wide range of patients. The Ministry of Health will continue to lead initiatives to improve service accessibility, reduce gaps, and strengthen oversight so that every citizen in Israel receives the appropriate care they need.”

Committee Members:

2026 Health Basket Committee Members:

• Chair: Prof. Dina Ben Yehuda—Director of the Hematology Department, Hadassah Medical Center
• Committee Coordinator: Prof. Osnat Luxenburg—Head of Medical Technologies, Information, and Research Division, Ministry of Health
• Dr. Dov Albokerk – Deputy Director, Medical Division, Meuhedet HMO
• Dr. Sohair Asadi – Head of Nephrology, Rambam Medical Center
• Lior Barak – Deputy Director for HMO and SHBAN Oversight, Ministry of Health
• Dr. Lilach Dolev—Chair of the Exceptions Committee and Director of Health Basket Resources, Clalit Health Services
• Prof. Yigal Hass – IVF Unit, Sheba Medical Center
• Prof. Shlomo Winker – Head of Medical Division, Leumit Health Services
• Prof. Haim Loten – Director of Innovation, Hadassah Medical Center
• Dr. Daniel Landsberg – Medical Director, Maccabi Health Services
• Prof. Ali Martzbach—Professor of Probability and Mathematics, President of Jerusalem College
• Prof. Miriam Markowitz-Biton – Faculty of Law, Bar-Ilan University
• Rabbi Meshulam Nahari – Former Minister at the Ministry of Finance
• Daniel Fedon – Health Coordinator, Ministry of Finance
• Prof. Alon Pikaraski—Director of the Surgical Division, Hadassah Medical Center
• Rabbi Zvi Rimon—head of the organizations “Sulamot,” “Shagririm BeLev,” and “LeOfek”
• Tamar Chin – Housing Coordinator, Budget Department, Ministry of Finance
• Hadassah Relveg—Founder, Institute of Medical Engineering and Medical Devices, Hadassah Medical Center
• Neria Stauber—Acting Deputy Director, Pricing, Budgeting, and Planning, Ministry of Health