Delays in passing the state budget could prevent the inclusion of drugs for patients with life-threatening diseases in the basket of health services, Israel Medical Association chairman Dr. Yoram Blachar wrote to Finance Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday. The basket is updated upon recommendation of a public committee at the end of the year, but if additional funds are not allocated the new drugs cannot be included, Blachar said.More about:Yoram Aridorfunction initServerVars() { _headup.clientHost = 'http://newstopics.jpost.com'; _headup.termsFromServer = 'Yoram'; _headup.annotatedTerms = ['dbpedia:Yoram_Aridor$$1'] _headup.widgetMode = 'snippet'; _headup.snippetButtonStyle = 'banner'; _headup.blackListedUrl = false; } <!-- Terms Count: 1 TTL: 60 Terms From Server: Yoram DateTime: 6/6/2011 1:12:54 AM -->