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Gothaer MediAmbulant: the policy wording in full
Ambulanter Ergänzungstarif für GKV-Versicherte mit Heilpraktiker und Hufeland-Verfahren zu 80 Prozent, Sehhilfen bis 120 Euro im Jahr und Übernahme gesetzlicher Zuzahlungen.
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Everything about this policy
What the policy covers: 74 points, each with its clause
Basics
| Point | Rule | Wording (German) | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan type (modular, all-in-one, reimbursement or provider network) | yes | „Es handelt sich um eine Ergänzungsversicherung für Zuzahlungen im ambulanten Bereich“ | Art der Versicherung, page 1 |
| Insurable persons (statutory insured only, or also civil servants and self-employed) | not addressed | ||
| Benefit requires prior payment by the statutory health fund | not addressed | ||
| Free choice of doctor, naturopath and therapist (no gatekeeper or network obligation) | not addressed | ||
| Annual deductible | not addressed | ||
| Direct billing with hospital or doctor (hospital card, no advance payment) | not addressed |
Inpatient benefits
| Point | Rule | Wording (German) | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation in a double room | not addressed | ||
| Accommodation in a single room | not addressed | ||
| Private treatment by the chief physician or a doctor of choice in hospital | not addressed | ||
| Reimbursement beyond the maximum rate of the German medical fee scale (3.5 times) under a fee agreement | not addressed | ||
| Free choice of hospital (extra costs of a hospital other than the nearest suitable one) | not addressed | ||
| Treatment in private clinics without statutory approval | not addressed | ||
| Hospital daily allowance per day of inpatient treatment | not addressed | ||
| Substitute daily allowance when private hospital options are not used | not addressed | ||
| Rooming-in (accommodation of a companion when a child is in hospital) | not addressed | ||
| Statutory hospital co-payment covered (10 euros per day) | not addressed | ||
| Outpatient surgery with private medical services | not addressed | ||
| Private options for inpatient psychiatric and psychosomatic treatment | not addressed |
Outpatient benefits
| Point | Rule | Wording (German) | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment by a naturopath (Heilpraktiker) | yes, up to EUR 1,000 | „Heilpraktiker: 80 %“ | Was ist versichert?, page 1 |
| Annual maximum for naturopaths and natural remedies | yes, up to EUR 1,000 | „Behandlungen durch Heilpraktiker und Behandlungen durch Ärzte nach dem Hufelandverzeichnis werden bis max. 1.000 Euro pro Jahr erstattet.“ | Gibt es Deckungsbeschränkungen?, page 1 |
| Reimbursement up to the maximum rates of the naturopath fee schedule (GebüH) | not addressed | ||
| Recognised methods (Hufeland list, including non-conventional methods) | yes | „Alternative Medizin: 80 % für Behandlungen durch Ärzte nach Hufelandverzeichnis“ | Was ist versichert?, page 1 |
| Osteopathy | not addressed | ||
| Spectacle lenses, frames and contact lenses | yes, up to EUR 120 | „Sehhilfen: 100 %; maximal 120 Euro pro Jahr“ | Was ist versichert?, page 1 |
| Period within which the glasses amount is paid once (for example every two years) | yes | „Sehhilfen: 100 %; maximal 120 Euro pro Jahr“ | Was ist versichert?, page 1 |
| Optician's eye test is sufficient, no ophthalmologist prescription needed | not addressed | ||
| Laser eye surgery for refractive correction (LASIK, LASEK, lens implant) | not addressed | ||
| Hearing aids beyond the statutory share | not addressed | ||
| Check-ups beyond statutory screening programmes | not addressed | ||
| Self-pay health services (IGeL) such as ultrasound, glaucoma and skin cancer screening | not addressed | ||
| Travel vaccinations and malaria prophylaxis | not addressed | ||
| Medication not paid by the statutory fund (over the counter, herbal, homeopathic) | not addressed | ||
| Medical aids beyond statutory cover (insoles, bandages, compression stockings) | yes, up to the sum insured | „Hilfsmittel: 100 % der GKV-Zuzahlungen“ | Was ist versichert?, page 1 |
| Statutory co-payments for medication, therapies and aids covered | yes, up to the sum insured | „Arznei- und Verbandmittel: 100 % der GKV-Zuzahlungen“ | Was ist versichert?, page 1 |
| Private outpatient treatment (billed as a private patient at specialists) | no | „Zudem besteht für die folgenden Leistungen kein Versicherungsschutz: Ambulante Behandlung“ | Was ist nicht versichert?, page 1 |
| Outpatient psychotherapy beyond statutory cover | no | „Ambulante Behandlung Psychotherapie“ | Was ist nicht versichert?, page 1 |
Travel abroad
| Point | Rule | Wording (German) | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel medical insurance included | not addressed | ||
| Maximum duration per trip | not addressed | ||
| Medically reasonable repatriation to home country | not addressed |
Waiting periods and acceptance
| Point | Rule | Wording (German) | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|
| General waiting period | yes | „Es können Wartezeiten gelten, nach deren Ablauf Sie erst Leistungen erhalten.“ | Gibt es Deckungsbeschränkungen?, page 1 |
| Special waiting period (childbirth, psychotherapy, laser eye surgery, hearing aids) | not addressed | ||
| Waiting period waived after an accident or credited from previous cover | not addressed | ||
| Health questions in the application | yes | „Vor Vertragsschluss wird ggf. eine Gesundheitsprüfung durchgeführt.“ | Welche Verpflichtungen habe ich?, page 1 |
| Look-back period of the health questions | not addressed | ||
| Exclusion of ongoing or recommended treatment | not addressed |
Benefit limits
| Point | Rule | Wording (German) | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual maximum across all benefits | not addressed | ||
| Benefit cap in the first policy year | not addressed | ||
| Benefit cap in the second policy year | not addressed | ||
| Benefit cap in the third policy year | not addressed | ||
| Policy year from which the initial cap no longer applies | not addressed | ||
| Accident consequences outside the initial cap | not addressed |
Contract and premium
| Point | Rule | Wording (German) | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum entry age | not addressed | ||
| Cover ends on reaching a maximum age | not addressed | ||
| Children insurable from birth | not addressed | ||
| Ageing reserves (premium calculated on entry age) | not addressed | ||
| Premium increases by age band | not addressed | ||
| Premium adjustment rules (trigger factor, trustee, cap) | not addressed | ||
| Insurer waives its ordinary right to terminate | not addressed | ||
| Switch to higher plans without new health assessment | not addressed | ||
| Minimum contract term | not addressed | ||
| Premium refund or bonus for claim-free years | yes, up to the sum insured | „garantierte Beitragsrückerstattung für aufeinanderfolgende leistungsfreie Versicherungsjahre: 1 Jahr: 3 Monatsbeiträge (MB); 2 Jahre: 4 MB; ab 3 Jahren: 5 MB“ | Was ist versichert?, page 1 |
Austria
| Point | Rule | Wording (German) | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special class in hospital (double or single room and doctors' fees) | not addressed | ||
| Scope of the special class (province, all of Austria, private hospitals, abroad) | not addressed | ||
| Reimbursement for elective doctors without statutory contract | not addressed | ||
| Reimbursement rate for elective doctors as a percentage of the bill after the statutory refund | not addressed | ||
| Deductible per hospital stay or per calendar year in the special class | not addressed | ||
| Daily cash benefit when staying in the general ward | not addressed |
Spain
| Point | Rule | Wording (German) | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provider network (cuadro médico) with scope and regional coverage | not addressed | ||
| Reimbursement rate outside the network (reembolso) in percent | not addressed | ||
| Annual reimbursement limit outside the network (límite anual) | not addressed | ||
| Co-payment per visit or service (copago) | not addressed | ||
| Waiting periods (carencias) for surgery, childbirth and diagnostics | not addressed | ||
| Hospital stay in a single room with companion bed | not addressed | ||
| Exclusion of pre-existing conditions | not addressed |
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Policy wordings and provider
- Legal entity
- Gothaer Krankenversicherung Aktiengesellschaft
- Distribution
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- Informationsblatt MediAmbulant (IPID) Edition: 02.2018 Copy hosted by an intermediary, not by the insurer
Full text of the wording
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