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The panel delivered the health basket nearly three months late amid a coalition crisis and the health minister's resignation. The state will fund acupuncture for chemotherapy patients and Wegovy for obesity, while Leqembi for early-stage Alzheimer's and Kalsody for ALS are excluded
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Israel's Public Committee for the Expansion of the Health Care Services Basket on Thursday submitted its 2026 recommendations to Health Minister Haim Katz, proposing new drugs and medical technologies worth a total of 650 million shekels (about $208 million) for inclusion in the country's universal health coverage.
