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Travel for Treatments

Reimbursement of travel expenses for treatments and medical tests at hospitals or specialist clinics

Who is this page for?
    Bereaved Parents
    Widows and Widowers
    Fiancées and Fiancés

What is reimbursement of travel expenses for medical treatments?

Assistance with reimbursement of travel expenses for medical treatments or medical tests at hospitals or specialist clinics, such as physical therapy, audiology, oncology, dialysis, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and more. This does not include family medicine or dental care.

If traveling by public transportation is difficult due to old age or a medical condition, individuals who have not received assistance for vehicle use in the last 4 years (for personal or rehabilitative use or for driving by a family member) may be eligible for reimbursement for travel by taxi.

Ambulance transportation for medical treatments is not dependent on receiving assistance for vehicle use.

  • You can be reimbursed for up to 10 trips per month or 5 round trips. 
  • There is no limit on the number of trips for oncology care and dialysis. 
Good to know

Oncology patients or patients undergoing dialysis (chronic kidney failure) are entitled to the following benefits from the Ministry of Health:

  • Travel by public transportation: Full reimbursement of travel expenses from their home to the hospital and back. 
  • Travel by taxi: Reimbursement of 50% of the total expense for the travel from their home to the hospital and back. 
  • Travel by Magen David Adom intensive care ambulance: Full reimbursement if the patient was hospitalized. If the patient was not hospitalized, reimbursement of 50% of the total expense. 
  • Travel by Magen David Adom ambulance: Full reimbursement if the patient was hospitalized. If the patient was not hospitalized, reimbursement of 50% of the total expense.
Bereaved parents, widows and widowers experiencing a second loss

Bereaved parents, widows, and widowers experiencing a second loss are eligible for 200% reimbursement or double the number of trips.

What can you receive?

  • Reimbursement for travel by taxi outside the city of residence - reimbursement of 125  ₪Last updated on 1.2.2026 per direction. The reimbursement amount is fixed, even if the cost of the travel is higher or lower.
  • Reimbursement for travel by taxi within the city of residence - reimbursement of 62.5  ₪Last updated on 1.1.2026 per direction. The reimbursement amount is fixed, even if the cost of the travel is higher or lower.
  • Reimbursement for travel by ambulance - according to the rate set by Magen David Adom.

How to apply?

You must submit the following documents through your account:

To receive reimbursement for travel by taxi for medical treatments, the following documents must be submitted:

  1. Medical certificate
    A document detailing the difficulty to travel by public transportation. Over the age of 75 - no medical certificate is required.

  2. Certificate by the treating medical institution 
    Attesting to the performance of the treatment on the relevant date.

  3. Declaration of receipt or non-receipt of payment from another source
    Before submitting an application to exercise your eligibility, you must first exhaust your rights with any other funding source and attach a declaration indicating whether a payment was received or not from that source.

  4. Certificate issued by your HMO
    Indicating the amount of copayment, or no-copayment, in relation to travel expenses, in case of travel for oncology care or dialysis.

Note: Reimbursement for travel by taxi is fixed. Therefore, there is no need to submit receipts for travels of this kind.

To receive reimbursement for travel by ambulance for medical treatments, the following documents must be submitted:

  1. Medical certificate 
    A document detailing the necessity of travel by ambulance due to medical urgency (transfer to an emergency room), or the necessity of adapted travel due to a special medical condition.

  2.  

    Certificate issued by the treating medical institution
    Attesting to the performance of the treatment on the relevant date.

     

  3. Declaration of receipt or non-receipt of payment from another source
    Before submitting an application to exercise your eligibility, you must first exhaust your rights with any other funding source and attach a declaration indicating whether a payment was received or not from that source.

  4. Receipt or tax invoice
    You must attach an original receipt or tax invoice in your name, or a certified copy in case the original receipt was submitted to the supplementary insurance provider.

If necessary, we will contact you and request additional documents. 

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What happens after you apply?

  • We will respond within 14 business days from the receipt of all required documents. If there is any delay, we will make sure to inform you.
  • After eligibility is approved, the reimbursement will be transferred via the monthly benefit slip.

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