--- In JewishInsulinPumpers@yahoogroups.com, "Rabbi Hirsch Meisels"
<RabbiMeisels@F...> wrote:
> Is there anyone on the list from Israel that could offer advice on
life in
> Israel
> with a pump in regards to insurance and such?
>
> Thanks.

My wife is using the minimed pump paid for by Kupat Cholim Maccabi.
Dr. Michael Spiro is the doctor treating her and who recommended the
pump. There is supposed to be a 200 shekel per month limit on
medical supplies for all those who suffer from a chronic illness.
However, most kupah bureaucrats we have been dealing with claim to be
unaware of this policy, and so far we are told that we will get a
retroactive refund for any diabetes supplies exceeding that monthly
amount, once we are approved, which will happen as soon as a powerful
enough bureaucrat has a chance to scrutinize my wife's doctor's
second letter (the first one has been "misplaced"). What sort of
specific information are you looking for?

Also, we were wondering how one may acquire back issues of your
magazine Going Forward?

Thank you,

Mordechai and Laya Sones
Nachaliel