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Types of care under basic healthcare insurance


Below is a list of the types of care covered by basic healthcare insurance. You are entitled to reimbursement if you depend on the care concerned and also meet the other conditions. Therefore, view the policy conditions. Since the content of the basic healthcare insurance package is determined by the government, it is the same for all insurers. 

  • Pharmaceutical care

    • Medicines

    • Diet preparations

  • Medical mental healthcare

  • Geriatric rehabilitation care

  • General practitioner care

  • Care aids

    • Breathing aids

    • Alarm devices (personal alarm)

    • Contraception aids

    • Movement aids

    • Aids for diabetics

    • Elastic stockings

    • Electronic stimulators for chronic pain

    • Aids for consciousness disorders

    • Aids for speech impairments

    • Movement aids

    • Aids for the blind and partially sighted

    • Aids for home-based haemodialysis

    • Aids for information purposes

    • Aids for incontinence and stoma users

    • Aids for the deaf and hearing-impaired (auditive aids)

    • Nursing and care aids for bed-ridden patients

    • Infusion pumps for administering medicines

    • Syringes or injector pens

    • Prostheses

    • Wigs

    • Footwear facilities

    • Bandaging aids

    • Eating aids

    • Self-measurement equipment for blood coagulation times

  • Multidisciplinary care

  • Paediatric care (age 0-18)

  • Maternity care

  • Specialist medical care

  • Oral care

  • Paramedical care

    • Physiotherapy and remedial therapy

    • Speech therapy

    • Occupational therapy

    • Dietetics

  • Inpatient care

  • Obstetric care

  • Transport

  • District nursing

  • Care for persons with a sensory disability

  • Care abroad

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