Table 1 The work pattern of primary care physicians in Israel

The Israeli healthcare system stipulates that all citizens are to have a regular PCP, which they themselves can choose. PCPs can work in one or more HMOs and be paid a regular salary or provide a fee for service. Salary-paid PCPs typically practice in HMO clinics, and PCPs who are paid by fee typically practice in their private clinics or special physicians' offices or special physicians' offices