​​​​​​​​Health Insurance Procedures​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​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!​

Your insurance must cover the following areas:

1. All medical emergencies
2. Hospitalization
3. Medical flight evacuation back to your home country
4. Transportation of mortal remains
5. All medical care provided to you in connection with COVID-19​
6. Specific programs may have additional requirements​​

How to obtain Medical Insurance:​

Students have used the following Israeli Health Insurance Providers:

Maccabi    
Harel-Yedidim Insurance Agency's website (forms below)
*Please note that there are additional Israeli providers of health insurance. 

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

Be'er-Sheva campus: reach out to the Welcome Center​

Sde Boker campus: email noanevo@bgu.ac.il​

Harel-Yedidim offers two kinds of medical insurance: "Prestige" and "UMS". For details on each one of them and their differences click here:

Outline Of The Policies - UMS Prestige.pdf

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

UMS Coverage (updated as of June 2024):

• Insurance premiums (per insured) up to age 65: 11.36 shekels per day (4146.4 shekels per year)
  

Prestige Coverage (updated as of June 2024):

• Insurance premiums (per insured) up to age 65: 13.26 shekels per day (4839.9 shekels per year)
  

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​Relevant forms for obtaining medical insurance through Harel-Yedidim:

Forms for obtaining health insurance under the "UMS" Policy:​​

• • Internal form
  • Official form for Health Declaration​
    To submit payment via bank transfer
    

  ​For private payment via credit card fill-in this form (PDF Format)
  For private payment through bank authorization fill-in this form​ (PDF Format)
  

  For payment by bank transfer, please contact us at the Welcome Center.​​

Forms for obtaining health insurance under the "Prestige" Policy: 

• Internal form​
• Official form for Health Declaration
• Prestige policy - Coverage during pregnancy
• To submit payment via bank transfer
  

​For private payment via credit card fill-in this form (PDF Format)
For private payment through bank authorization fill-in this form (PDF Format)

For payment by bank transfer, please contact us at the Welcome Center.

Health Insurance for B1 Visa Holders: 

​According to Israeli Law, holders of B1 visas have to purchase a specific Health Insurance Policy, please contact the Welcome Center for further instructions.

​For Travel Insurance:

Israeli Health Insurance covers you only in Israel.
To be covered while abroad (outside of Israel) you must purchase 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 a "Travel Abroad" policy.

First Class Travel Policy
Premiums
Payment Form ​

For payment by bank transfer, please contact us at the Welcome Center. 

Contact Details

The Welcome Center (Be'er-Sheva campus): Here4u@bgu.ac.il​

 Sde Boker Campus: noanevo@bgu.ac.il

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