The Cabinet approved an additional $10 million for health care as hospitals, unable to pay their bills, said they were running out of medicine, food and fuel. The Tnuva dairy conglomerate has stopped supplying several hospitals with milk, saying the Finance Ministry owes it some $1.3 million. A Cabinet spokesman said the extra $10 million was for the Histadrut’s sick-fund to help pay its debts to government and Histadrut-owned hospitals. Some hospitals are seeking private donations to provide food and medicine.
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