A Prescription Through My Wife’s Health Fund
Question
Is it permissible to obtain a prescription for myself through my wife’s health fund, even though I am not a member of it? I heard that general medical services, such as issuing a regular prescription, are subsidized by the state, and therefore I thought it was permissible, but afterward I heard that the cost is borne by the health fund, and therefore there may be a prohibition of fraud involved.
Answer
Shalom u'vrachah
You must ask permission from a representative of the health fund.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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