25.01.2012                      01.Schwat. 5772                       Rosch Chodesch

Gesundheitssystem:

Gov't supervisor of health funds Lipschitz resigns

Lawyer says he has not decided what he will do next, but it could well involve the health system.

Health Ministry deputy director-general Dr. Yoel Lipschitz, who is responsible for supervising the health funds and supplementary health insurance, suddenly announced on Monday that he was resigning and was eager to proceed to a new phase of his career.
“Six years is enough,” Lipschitz – an attorney in his early 40s – said.
No replacement has been named, but he will remain for around three months until someone is appointed in his place….