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| Health Insurance Contributions - Switching from one health maintenance organization to another |
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An insured person who wishes to switch from one health maintenance organization (HMO) to another can do so only after he has already been a member of an HMO for at least 6 months. To switch to another HMO, please apply fill out a Request for Transfer form at any post office.
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Persons who have submitted their Request for Transfer form by November 15 will be registered with their new HMO, effective January 1.
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Persons who have submitted their Request for Transfer form by January 15 will be registered with their new HMO, effective March 1.
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Persons who have submitted their Request for Transfer form by March 15 will be registered with their new HMO, effective May 1.
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Persons who have submitted their Request for Transfer form by May 15 will be registered with their new HMO, effective July 1.
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Persons who have submitted their Request for Transfer form by July 15 will be registered with their new HMO, effective September 1.
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Persons who have submitted their Request for Transfer form by September 15 will be registered with their new HMO, effective November 1.
The registration of persons in the following categories, as Israeli residents will come into effect immediately and they will thus be immediately entitled to health services from the HMO with which they are registered or to which they have asked to switch:
a. Adults between the ages of 18 and 18 and a half.
b. New immigrants
c. Children between the ages of 0 and 6 months
d. Insured persons who are not members of any HMO (on condition that they are Israeli residents)
Cancellation of transfer
An insured person who has requested to switch to different HMO and who wishes to cancel the switch can do so by submitting a Request for Cancellation of Registration form at a post office. The Request for Cancellation of Registration form must be submitted by the deadline for submission of a Request for Transfer form, in accordance with the above timetable.
Persons requesting to cancel the transfer after one of the above deadlines will be able to cancel the transfer only at the date appearing after the next deadline.
Please note:
A Request for Cancellation of Registration form can be submitted only in cases where the request is to transfer from one HMO to another. In the case of a new registration, there is no possibility of cancelling the request.
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