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title: "Kupat cholim in Hebrew"
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question: "What does Kupat cholim mean in Hebrew?"
answer: "Health fund. Clalit, Maccabi, Meuhedet, Leumit — not “the hospital.”"
description: "Health fund. Clalit, Maccabi, Meuhedet, Leumit — not “the hospital.”"
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# Kupat cholim

קופת חולים — Kupat cholim

Health fund. Clalit, Maccabi, Meuhedet, Leumit — not “the hospital.”

Health-desk stories name the kupah the way US stories name an insurer. Showing up at a hospital without one is a different plot.