Health Ministry falling down on the job, claims Maccabi health fund head

Ran Saar says system is starved of funds, can't deliver services.

By Ronny Linder-Ganz | 05:54 06.11.12 |

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Ran Saar, director-general of Maccabi Healthcare Services, doesn't hesitate to burst a balloon in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reelection campaign.

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Health Ministry falling down on the job, claims Maccabi health fund head

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