Health Insurance

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​​​​​​​​​​​​Every guest, visitor, professor, or student, as well as accompanying family members and dependents, associated with BGU must be covered by a comprehensive health insurance policy provided by an Israeli provider, for the period of their stay in Israel. 

Please note: Having health insurance is mandatory in order to apply for a visa!​

In order to purchase Harel-Yedidim health insurance through BGU please contact:

Be'er-Sheva campus: vhi@bgu.ac.il

Sde Boker campus: noanevo@bgu.ac.il

Health Insurance Procedures  

Prices of health insurance are established by Harel-Yedidim. See details of pricing below for each level of coverage:

Premiums UMS

Premiums Prestige​
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Your insurance must cover the following areas:

-All medical emergencies

-Hospitalization

-Medical flight evacuation back to your home country

-Transportation of mortal remains

​Travel Insurance

Harel-Yedidim Medical Policy Insurance (for visitors and students) is valid only in Israel. People covered by Harel-Yedidim who wish to travel outside Israel will need to purchase Travel Insurance.

Travel Insurance policy can be paid (in one payment only) by credit card (not debit or direct) or by bank transfer:​
Travel Insurance Premiums
Payment by credit card
Payment by bank Authorization

For payment by bank transfer, please contact us at vhi@bgu.ac.il (Be'er-Sheva campus) or noanevo@bgu.ac.il (Sde-Boker campus).

There is also an option to add to this policy a:

• Appendix to Travel Insurance Policy (Laptop coverage)
  

How to obtain Medical Insurance:

Harel-Yedidim offers two kinds of medical insurance: "Prestige" and "UMS".

For details on each one of them and the differences.

Harel-Yedidim Insurance Agency's Website

Relevant documents for obtaining medical insurance:

For UMS medical insurance:

UMS Application Form 

• Internal form
  

• Deposit to a bank account
  

​For private payment via credit card 
For private payment through bank authorization

For payment by bank transfer, please contact us at vhi@bgu.ac.il (Be'er-Sheva campus) or noanevo@bgu.ac.il (Sde-Boker campus).​

For "Prestige" Policy: 

Prestige Application Form

• Internal form
  

• Prestige policy - Coverage during pregnancy

• Deposit to a bank account

​For private payment via credit card
For private payment through bank authorization

For payment by bank transfer, please contact us at vhi@bgu.ac.il (Be'er-Sheva campus) or noanevo@bgu.ac.il (Sde-Boker campus).

Emergency Contacts at Harel Yedidim:  

Harel Yedidim: 03-6386216

Amos Gilboa: 09-7441622

24/7 052-3250975 

E-mail: y_health@yedidim.co.il

Einat Cohen-Gilboa: 054-5297775

E-mail: Einat@yedidim.co.il