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Does health insurance cover the fees?
No!
Coverage of the costs by the German public health insurance companies
is not possible because the Bundesärztekammer (German Medical Board)
has classified the LASIK procedure as well as other procedures of refractive
surgery as a non-reimbursable procedure.
The background: In its meeting on December 10th, 1999, the Federal
Committee of Physicians and Insurances (Bundesausschuß der Ärzte
und Krankenkassen) has decided to revise the guidelines for the introduction
of new methods of diagnosis and treatment. According to the guidelines
for the valuation of medical diagnosis and treatment methods as per
§ 135 section 1 SGB V, the procedures of refractive surgery - and
this includes LASIK - are considered to be procedures, "which may
not be performed as medical contracts chargeable to health insurance
companies".
Source:
Deutsches
Ärzteblatt, Issue 13, March 31st, 2000, page A867 (in German)
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