Deutsche Rentenversicherung Knappschaft-Bahn-See
Regionaldirektion Nord
Millerntorplatz 1
20359 Hamburg

Andreas Matthies
Phone: +49 40 30 388-51 21
Mobile: 0151 19 61 52 48
Mail: andreas.matthies@knappschaft.de

Benefits of health insurance

The statutory health insurance offers comprehensive benefits

The German statutory health insurance provides comprehensive benefits. Insured persons are entitled to these benefits from the very beginning of their membership, normally when the employment commences. The scope of benefits is defined in volume five of the German Social Insurance Code (SGB V):

Leistungen KV

Sector	Seperate benefits
Prevention or control of illness	prevention and self help group prophylaxis to prevent dental impairment (up to the age of 12) individual prophylaxis to prevent dental impairment (for age 6 to 18) medical prophylaxis
Early detection of illness	medical examinations special paediatric examinations
Treatment of illness	medical treatment, including psychotherapy dental and orthodontic treatment as well as provisions of dentures provisions of medicines, dressings, therapeutic remedies and medical aids treatment and care at home hospital treatment benefits for medical rehabilitation medical rehabilitation for mothers and fathers and supplementary assistance for rehabilitation in vitro fertilization social therapy home help in-patient and out-patient hospice support tolerance-level testing and work therapy non-medical socio-paediatric support sickness benefits, also in case of illness of a child travel expenses
Medical rehabilitation	The health insurance fund will pay, if disability or need for nursing care can be prevented, overcome or reduced
Prevention of pregnancy	contraseption sterilisation abortion