No longer invisible: The revolution in recognition of fibromyalgia patients

An article about the institutional shift in recognizing fibromyalgia patients in Israel, following the National Insurance Institute's change in criteria in March 2022. It presents the daily challenges faced by patients, the legal struggle against the National Insurance Institute, and recommendations for claiming rights, focusing on the work of attorney Ilanit Gadkar Ahroni.

An article about the institutional shift in recognizing fibromyalgia patients in Israel, following the National Insurance Institute's change in criteria in March 2022. The article focuses on the work of attorney Ilanit Gadkar Ahroni, who represents patients before the National Insurance Institute, and presents case studies of patients who had to reduce or leave their jobs due to pain, extreme fatigue, and cognitive fog. It explains that before 2022, the system did not recognize fibromyalgia as an independent diagnosis for determining disability, and that the new change allows evaluation according to clear criteria, with disability ratings from 10% to 40%. It also mentions that in Israel, about 2-4% of the population suffers from the disease, about 90% of them women. The article includes practical recommendations for claiming rights and ends with a link to attorney Gadkar Ahroni's website. The article is defined as an article in collaboration with zap legal.