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!

​COVID instructions

COVID Instructions.pdf

​COVID Instructions.docx

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

vhi@bgu.ac.il (Beer Sheva) or noanevo@bgu.ac.il (Sde Boqer).

Health Insurance Procedures  

Prices of the health insurance are established by Harel-Yedidim.

Please note:Updates of Insurance Premiums June 2021​ (June 2021) 

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 a "Travel Insurance ".

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

For payment by bank transfer, please contact us at vhi@bgu.ac.il (Beer Sheva) or noanevo@bgu.ac.il (Sde Boqer).

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 differences.

Harel-Yedidim Insurance Agency's Website

Relevant documents for obtaining medical insurance:

For UMS medical insurance:

• Internal form
  

• Official form for Health Declaration
  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 (Beer Sheva) or noanevo@bgu.ac.il (Sde Boqer).​

For "Prestige" Policy: 

• Internal form

• Official form for Health Declaration

• 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 (Beer Sheva) or noanevo@bgu.ac.il (Sde Boqer).

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Emergency Contacts at Harel Yedidim:  

Harel Yedidim Tel.: 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