{"id":173,"date":"2016-11-24T15:23:28","date_gmt":"2016-11-24T15:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sherby.co.il\/blog\/?p=173"},"modified":"2017-03-13T21:28:07","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T21:28:07","slug":"medical-tourism-israels-proposed-statute-part-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sherby.co.il\/blog\/2016\/11\/24\/medical-tourism-israels-proposed-statute-part-three\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Tourism \u2013 Israel\u2019s Proposed Statute (Part THREE) [Bilingual Post]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a9 2016 Sherby & Co., Advs.<\/p>\n

In two previous posts (July 29<\/a> and Sept. 7<\/a>), we reviewed some of the restrictions in the proposed Medical Tourism Law (the \u201cProposal\u201d).\u00a0 In this, our final review of the Proposal, we explain why it is a boondoggle<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The \u201cplayers\u201d in the Israeli medical tourism field include private hospitals, public hospital, and independent \u201cagents.\u201d\u00a0 As described in our September 7 post, the Proposal creates a clear economic advantage for hospitals over independent brokers \u2013 the former (hospitals) are not precluded from \u201ctying\u201c the provision of medical services to other economic services, whereas the latter (independent agents) are so precluded.<\/p>\n

The \u201cno tying\u201d provision of the Proposal gives both private hospitals and public hospitals an advantage over the independent agents.<\/p>\n

But that advantage is not the only one that the Proposal confers upon private hospitals.\u00a0 Even as between the two kinds of hospitals \u2013 public and private \u2013 the Proposal gives an additional advantage to the private<\/em> hospitals.<\/p>\n

Section 28(a) of the proposal makes it illegal for a public hospital to provide medical tourism services between 7 AM and 3 PM (15:00).\u00a0 Note that such restriction applies to public<\/em><\/strong> hospitals only<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 In other words, private<\/em><\/strong> hospitals may provide medical tourist services without any restriction<\/em><\/strong> whatsoever as to the time of day for the provision of such services.<\/p>\n

Thus section 28(a) confers a clear economic advantage to the private hospitals over the public hospitals.<\/p>\n

To summarize, the \u201cno-tying\u201d provision of the Proposal gives the private hospitals a clear economic advantage over independent agents, and the \u201cafter-hours only\u201d provision of the Proposal gives the private hospitals a clear economic advantage over the public hospitals.<\/p>\n

In other words, notwithstanding the altruistic purposes set forth in the preamble of the Proposal, it is largely draft legislation that will have the effect of expanding the piece of the pie that private hospitals have over the medical tourism market.\u00a0 If it passes, the Proposal will reduce competition in the medical tourism field.<\/p>\n

The Proposal should be stopped in its tracks \u2013 or at least amended \u2013 as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2016 Sherby & Co., Advs. In two previous posts (July 29 and Sept. 7), we reviewed some of the restrictions in the proposed Medical Tourism Law (the \u201cProposal\u201d).\u00a0 In this, our final review of the Proposal, we explain why it is a boondoggle. The \u201cplayers\u201d in the Israeli medical tourism field include private hospitals,<\/p>\n

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