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Millions Allocated to Improve National Mental Health Program
Israeli government allocates millions to enhance National Mental Health Program, including new payment model and improved care incentives.
Jerusalem, 19 October, 2025 (TPS-IL) — The government approved the Health Minister’s proposal to increase the sources of the government funded health basket to 541 million Shekels ($163 million). This follows a “comprehensive” move by Israel’s Ministry of Health to upgrade the National Mental Health Program, which includes implementing a new payment model, improving hospitalization conditions, and incentives to improve the quality of care and develop services in the community.
As part of the National Mental Health Program, a law on accounting between hospitals and health funds for mental health hospitalization services went into effect several months ago.
The law applies a global payment model for psychiatric inpatient services for the first time, a move that aims to incentivize the prevention of hospitalizations, strengthen community care, and improve the quality of service in hospitals.
As part of the implementation of the move, a new price per day of hospitalization in psychiatric wards was set, which constitutes a direct incentive for continued development and improvement of the quality of care.
