I think you would have to call each Kupah seperately
to find out. Probably the best would be to speak to
the Diabetes Clinic or Nurse which each Kupah
supposedly has, OR to write a letter to a high-up
administrator.

My personal experience with Kupat Cholim Meuchedet was
that 3 years ago a person could choose whichever pump
they wanted, once a medical commitee approved the
pump. As of 6 months ago I heard that the Kupah
chooses which pump they deem appropriate for the
person, and I've no idea what they base their decision
on.

By law, the patient pays for 15% of medicines
including pump supplies. However, any patient who
standardly exceeds 241 Shekel per month - as all pump
users do - can get the extra money back, or, as in my
Kupah, arrange that you pay only 241 Shekel per month,
as long as supplies are bought in the Kupah pharmacy.

B'hatzlacha making heads or tails out of the Israeli
system, and if this is l'maaseh, I wish you smooth
sailing with the pump.

Kol tuv,
Sarah



--- Yisrael Dubitsky <YIDUBITSKY@...> wrote:
> Wait..are you saying that different kupot have
> different pumps coverage?
> Does any of them cover the Deltec pump and its
> supplies? How does one find
> out which kupot cover which pumps and supplies?
>
> Rov todot me-rosh,
> Yisrael
>
> At 08:45 PM 6/3/2004 +0000, zeev3141 wrote:
> >Life in Israel with pump is beautiful! I am wearing
> the pump Paradigm;
> >I am a member of sick-fund (Kupat Cholim) Leumit.
> The monthly limit is
> >on medical supplies including pump supplies,
> insulin, test strips and
> >other medicines (excluding non necessary, for
> example, plaster) for
> >chronic patients is 220 shek. in Leumit. The
> reimbursement I receive
> >in the next month without problems regularly.
> >It should be noticed that Kupat Cholim in Israel
> pays not every model
> >of pumps. The most popular is of Minimed. Klalit
> pays Animas while
> >Leumit doesn't pay it.
> >
> >Ba-Brakha!
> >Victor,
> >Ashdod
>
>
>





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