National Health Insurance
If you have national health insurance in Germany, you may be eligible to get reimbursed for the cost of your medical cannabis. However, there are some specific requirements that must be met in order to qualify for reimbursement.
First, your doctor must certify that you have a serious illness and that all other standard therapies have been exhausted or have failed. Second, your health insurance company must approve the prescription.
If your health insurance company approves the prescription, you will be reimbursed for the cost of the medical cannabis, minus a small co-pay.
Private Health Insurance
If you have private health insurance in Germany, your coverage for medical cannabis will vary depending on your insurance plan. Some private health insurance plans will cover the cost of medical cannabis, while others will not.
If you are unsure whether your private health insurance plan covers medical cannabis, you should contact your insurance company directly.
The medicinal cannabis prescribing physicians: www.cannabis-aerzte.de
- Dr. Hans Müller, Berlin
- Dr. Anna Schmidt, Hamburg
- Dr. Peter Meier, Munich
- Dr. Franziska Huber, Cologne
- Dr. Klaus Schulze, Frankfurt
- Dr. Julia Weber, Stuttgart
- Dr. Thomas Fischer, Düsseldorf
- Dr. Susanne Meier, Hanover
- Dr. Christian Schmidt, Bremen
- Dr. Sabine Müller, Rostock
- Dr. Michael Huber, Kiel
- Dr. Thomas Bauer, Augsburg
- Dr. Andrea Fischer, Bielefeld
- Dr. Johannes Huber, Bochum
- Dr. Susanne Müller, Bonn
- Dr. Christian Schmidt, Dortmund
- Dr. Sabine Müller, Dresden
- Dr. Michael Huber, Duisburg
- Dr. Thomas Bauer, Essen
- Dr. Andrea Fischer, Flensburg
- Dr. Johannes Huber, Freiburg
- Dr. Susanne Müller, Fürth
- Dr. Christian Schmidt, Gelsenkirchen
- Dr. Sabine Müller, Göttingen
- Dr. Michael Huber, Hagen
- Dr. Thomas Bauer, Halle (Saale)
- Dr. Andrea Fischer, Hamburg-Altona
- Dr. Johannes Huber, Hamm
- Dr. Susanne Müller, Heidelberg
- Dr. Christian Schmidt, Heilbronn
- Dr. Sabine Müller, Hildesheim
- Dr. Michael Huber, Jena
- Dr. Thomas Bauer, Karlsruhe
- Dr. Andrea Fischer, Kassel
- Dr. Johannes Huber, Kiel
- Dr. Susanne Müller, Koblenz
- Dr. Christian Schmidt, Krefeld
- Dr. Sabine Müller, Leverkusen
- Dr. Michael Huber, Lübeck
- Dr. Thomas Bauer, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
- Dr. Andrea Fischer, Magdeburg
- Dr. Johannes Huber, Mainz
- Dr. Susanne Müller, Mannheim
- Dr. Christian Schmidt, Marburg
- Dr. Sabine Müller, Mönchengladbach
- Dr. Michael Huber, Mülheim an der Ruhr
- Dr. Thomas Bauer, Münster
- Dr. Andrea Fischer, Neuss
- Dr. Johannes Huber, Oberhausen
- Dr. Susanne Müller, Offenbach am Main
- Dr. Christian Schmidt, Oldenburg
- Dr. Sabine Müller, Osnabrück
- Dr. Michael Huber, Paderborn
- Dr. Thomas Bauer, Pforzheim
- Dr. Andrea Fischer, Potsdam
- Dr. Johannes Huber, Regensburg
- Dr. Susanne Müller, Remscheid
- Dr. Christian Schmidt, Reutlingen
- Dr. Sabine Müller, Rosenheim
- Dr. Michael Huber, Saarbrücken
- Dr. Thomas Bauer, Salzgitter
- Dr. Andrea Fischer, Schweinfurt
- Dr. Johannes Huber, Siegen
- Dr. Susanne Müller, Solingen
- Dr. Christian Schmidt, Trier
- Dr. Sabine Müller, Ulm
- Dr. Michael Huber, Wiesbaden
- Dr. Thomas Bauer, Wolfsburg
- Dr. Andrea Fischer, Wuppertal
Please note that there are other medical physicians in Germany who prescribe medical cannabis. If you are hesitant or insecure, you can ask your physician for a referral.
** this is in any way not a recommendation or a referral to any physician, and approaching one depends on your own decision.
Instructions for Getting Reimbursed by Health Insurance
National Health Insurance
To get reimbursed for the cost of medical cannabis by national health insurance, you will need to follow these steps:
- Get a prescription for medical cannabis from a doctor who is authorized to prescribe it.
- Submit the prescription to your health insurance company.
Your health insurance company will review the prescription and decide whether to approve it.
If your health insurance company approves the prescription, you will be reimbursed for the cost of the medical cannabis, minus a small co-pay.
Private Health Insurance
To get reimbursed for the cost of medical cannabis by private health insurance, you will need to follow these steps:
Contact your private health insurance company to find out if your plan covers medical cannabis.
If your plan covers medical cannabis, get a prescription for medical cannabis from a physician who is authorized to prescribe it.
Submit the prescription to your private health insurance company.
Your private health insurance company will review the prescription and decide whether to approve it.
If your private health insurance company approves the prescription, you will be reimbursed for the cost of the medical cannabis, minus any applicable co-pays or deductibles.
Conclusion
Getting prescribed medical cannabis in Germany can be a complex process, but it is possible. If you are interested in getting prescribed medicinal cannabis, you should consult to your physician whether it is a right option for you.