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Kupat Holim Meuhedet ( he, קופת חולים מאוחדת, ''lit.'' United Sickness Fund), is Israel's third largest health insurance and medical services organization and is one of four state-mandated health funds (Kupot Holim) that Israeli residents must belong to under Israel's
Kupat Holim Meuhedet
Health maintenance organizations Medical and health organizations based in Israel Organizations established in 1974 1974 establishments in Israel
Kupat Holim Meuhedet ( he, קופת חולים מאוחדת, ''lit.'' United Sickness Fund), is Israel's third largest health insurance and medical services organization and is one of four state-mandated health funds (Kupot Holim) that Israeli residents must belong to under Israel's universal healthcare
Universal health care (also called universal health coverage, universal coverage, or universal care) is a health care system in which all residents of a particular country or region are assured access to health care. It is generally organized ar ...
framework.
Meuhedet provides coverage and service to more than 1.2 million members in 2020.
The organization was founded in 1974 as the result of a merger (hence the "Union" in its name) of two Kupot Holim: The Common Health Fund (קופת חולים עממית) established in 1931 by Hadassah, and the General Zionists
The General Zionists ( he, הַצִיּוֹנִים הַכְּלָלִיים, translit. ''HaTzionim HaKlaliym'') were a centrist Zionist movement and a political party in Israel. The General Zionists supported the leadership of Chaim Weizmann an ...
' Health Fund (קופת חולים של הציונים הכלליים) established in 1936. These two predecessor organizations were formed during the prestatal Yishuv
Yishuv ( he, ישוב, literally "settlement"), Ha-Yishuv ( he, הישוב, ''the Yishuv''), or Ha-Yishuv Ha-Ivri ( he, הישוב העברי, ''the Hebrew Yishuv''), is the body of Jewish residents in the Land of Israel (corresponding to the s ...
period and, like the other health funds in Israel, were modeled after the German medical mutual-aid societies (Krankenkasse) of the late 19th and early 20th century.
In 2005, Meuhedet took over Misgav Ladach
Misgav Ladach ( he, מִשְׂגָּב לַדָּךְ) is a hospital in Katamon, Jerusalem that belongs to Kupat Holim Meuhedet, Israel's third largest HMO.
Etymology
The name of the hospital, literally "refuge for the suffering," derives from Psa ...
hospital in Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
, turning it into a diagnostic center and in 2019 purchased Nara medical which operates several private surgical facilities across Israel.
Meuhedet is headed by Ms. Sigal Regev-Rosenberg סיגל רגב רוזנברג :he:סיגל רגב רוזנברגwhich serves as CEO since 2018 and is the first woman to serve as a sick fund head in Israel
Phone: *3833
See also
*Health care in Israel
Healthcare in Israel is universal and participation in a medical insurance plan is compulsory. All Israeli residents are entitled to basic health care as a fundamental right. The Israeli healthcare system is based on the National Health Insurance ...
References
External links
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Health maintenance organizations Medical and health organizations based in Israel Organizations established in 1974 1974 establishments in Israel