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. 2013 Aug 15;2:33. doi: 10.1186/2045-4015-2-33

Table 2.

Summary of the remuneration of physicians in Israel

Setting Sub setting Remuneration
Primary care physicians
Clinic based
• A monthly salary, based on experience, list size and the number of hours worked
An additional monthly capitation payment for patient lists that are longer than a prescribed number
• Additional special payments for certain activities
 
Independently based
• Capitation basis
Community based specialists
Salaried
• Salary reflecting the number of hours worked, experience and rank
• Additional payments for seeing more “first-time” patients
 
Independent
• Capitation basis
• Additional fee-for-service payments for some procedures
Hospital based doctors
 
• Mainly salaried depending on responsibility and experience.
• Additional money through:
  ○ Private work in private hospitals or community settings- usually fee-for-service
  ○ Some voluntary hospitals in Jerusalem allow private services in public hospitals by out of pocket, supplementary or commercial health insurance schemes and fee for service.
  ○ Working for established health trusts out of hours
      ○ Some accept illegal, under-the table payments

Source: Health System Review [6].