Israeli Oncology Navigator
Community66/100Bureaucracy navigator for cancer patients and caregivers in Israel: Bituach Leumi (medical disability, special services allowance with all 4 rates 50/112/188/235% + child-under-3 supplement, child-disability allowance for pediatric cancer at 235%, Section 9(5) tax exemption, 40% arnona discount); 2026 health basket (oncology drugs, exceptions committee, severe-illness co-pay exemption, dental treatment funding, surgery wait-time guarantee + Form 17, hereditary cancer genetic testing, home chemotherapy, medical cannabis under post-April-2024 prescription-only flow, post-surgical rehabilitation by cancer type); supplementary insurance tiers (Clalit Mushlam Platinum, Maccabi Sheli, Meuhedet Si, Leumit Gold); free palliative home care; fertility preservation and gonadal protection across all genders and ages; work rights including family caregiver sick days (60 spouse, 90 parent, 110 single parent); cancer-type-specific NGOs (ICA, Larger Than Life, Zichron Menachem, Ezer Mizion, Bracha for hereditary, Halil HaOr for hematological, One in Nine for breast); statutory 60-day appeal window; experimental, off-label, and treatment-abroad pathways. Use when a patient or caregiver needs to understand entitlements, file applications, or appeal a refusal. Bureaucracy only, not a substitute for the hospital oncology social worker, oncologist, or lawyer. Do NOT use for medical diagnosis, treatment decisions, drug dosing, or non-Israeli healthcare systems.
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A cancer diagnosis in Israel triggers weeks of bureaucracy at the worst possible time. Entitlements are split across four separate systems that do not talk to each other: Bituach Leumi, the health basket, HMO supplementary insurance, and dozens of NGOs. Most families discover entitlements months after they could have been claimed, or miss the 30-day appeal deadline.
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npx skills-il add skills-il/health-services@v1.3.2-israeli-oncology-navigator --skill israeli-oncology-navigator -a claude-codeWhen to Apply
- When a cancer patient or caregiver needs to understand which entitlements exist and who qualifies
- When an HMO refuses to fund a drug and an exceptions-committee package must be prepared
- When a child is diagnosed with cancer and parents need disabled-child allowance, pediatric NGOs, and fertility-preservation info
- When an employee or family caregiver in active cancer treatment needs clarity on sick pay rights, family sick days (60/90/110), the Equal Rights Law, and severance
- When a patient was summoned by NII for a שר"מ committee review or wants to self-request a higher rate (112%/188%)
- When considering treatment abroad because no reasonable alternative exists in Israel
Try These Prompts
My mother was just diagnosed with breast cancer and starts chemo next week. Which Bituach Leumi entitlements should we file now, and what is the timeline? Mention the 50% paper-only track if relevant.
Clalit refused to fund the drug my oncologist recommended. How do I apply to the exceptions committee, what goes in the package, and what parallel tracks exist through supplementary insurance?
Our 7-year-old was diagnosed with leukemia. What is the 2026 monthly Disabled-Child Allowance for a child with active cancer treatment, and which Israeli pediatric-cancer NGOs give long-term family support?
I am 34 and starting chemo in two weeks. Is egg freezing covered by the Israeli health basket, what are the limits (age, number of cycles, number of eggs), and why must it start before treatment begins?
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
Added Hayim Association (pediatric, since 1984) and expanded the Stop Cancer / Halasartan entry (young adults, registered amuta #580603298) from a one-line bullet to a full NGO section. Cancer-type routing updated: pediatric → LTL + Hayim + Zichron Menachem; young adults → Stop Cancer + ICA.
May 23, 2026
Fixed medical-cannabis annual prescription fee to ₪180 (post-April-2024 reform), corrected an internal inconsistency about the appeal window (statutory 60 days, not 30) in the Bituach Leumi reference file, added 4 missing references to the Bundled Resources section, and cleaned up formatting throughout.
May 18, 2026
Major expansion for cancer-type-equitable coverage: full שר"מ rate table (50/112/188/235% + child-under-3 supplement), severe-illness co-pay exemption, dental treatment funding, surgery wait-time guarantee + Form 17, hereditary cancer genetic testing, home chemotherapy, medical cannabis post-2024 reform, post-surgical rehab by cancer type, family caregiver sick days (60/90/110), 40% arnona discount, and fertility preservation/protection across all genders and ages. Correction: appeal window is 60 days (not 30) — same for general disability and שר"מ. Added Bracha (hereditary) and Halil HaOr (blood cancers) NGOs. Two new reference files.
Apr 26, 2026
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