Your basic insurance covers part of the costs of five alternative medical treatments. Supplementary insurance plans cover higher costs and additional alternative and complementary medical treatments.
Alternative medicine is an alternative to conventional medicine. It works holistically with the body’s own healing powers, but also involves invasive treatments (e.g. injections, cupping and acupuncture), medicines and technical equipment. There are four alternative medical specialities:
Complementary medicine complements conventional medicine. Its therapies and treatments activate and regulate the body’s self-healing powers. Unlike alternative medicine it involves neither invasive nor drug-based treatment. Complementary medicine focuses on body and movement-based methods, breathing and talking.
Basic insurance covers the following five methods of treatment. You pay a share of the costs through your
Specific conditions must be met for Sanitas to cover the costs of treatment.
Supplementary insurance plans cover more or higher benefits than basic insurance. Our supplementary plans for alternative and complementary medicine cover the following costs:
Specific conditions must be met for Sanitas to cover the costs of treatment.
These independent inspection authorities are committed to ensuring quality insurance in alternative medicine and checking the quality of training and further eduction. Alternative therapists who meet the quality criteria are awarded a quality label. Sanitas uses this accreditation as proof of professional qualification and training in the treatment of medical conditions.
In the case of prolonged treatments, we check our liability to cover costs in the proper manner. To do this, we need more detailed information than is normally indicated on the invoice. In this case, we send you a questionnaire to be completed by the therapist or doctor providing treatment.