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:
- All medical emergencies
- Hospitalization
- Medical flight evacuation back to your home country
- Transportation of mortal remains
- All medical care provided to you in connection with COVID-19
- Specific programs may have additional requirements
How to obtain Israeli 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.
To purchase a Harel-Yedidim health insurance policy through BGU please contact:
- Beer-Sheva campus: reach out to the Welcome Center
- Sde Boker campus: email noanevo@bgu.ac.il
Harel-Yedidim offers 2 levels of medical insurance: "Prestige" and "UMS". For details on each one of them and their differences click here:
Policy Premiums for UMS / Prestige
Prices of health insurance are established by Harel-Yedidim. See details of the pricing for each level of coverage:
- UMS Coverage (updated as of December 2023):
- Insurance premiums (per insured) up to age 65: 11.26 shekels per day (4110.16 shekels per year)
- Prestige Coverage (updated as of October 2023):
- Insurance premiums (per insured) up to age 65: 13.14 shekels per day (4795.2 shekels per year)
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
