Health Minister and Meretz Party leader Nitzan Horowitz said in a faction meeting on Monday that "the health system is connected to an ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) machine and needs urgent oxygen," referencing the recent struggle to pass the health system@@@s budgetary propositions, saying "It is impossible to continue like this."
"At this stage there is no progress with the Treasury regarding the health system@@@s budget, on the contrary, everything is stuck," he said.
He elaborated, saying that "budget officials are trying to trample on the government@@@s guidelines, which have set clear metrics for system recovery and strengthening. I want to make it clear that if we do not reach agreements with the Treasury on strengthening the system@@@s infrastructure for years to come, there will be a very big crisis here."
"Without a solution for the health care system, we will not be able to pass the budget," Horowitz concluded.
