Preventive Care

With the revised form of the § 20 SGB V established with the statutory health insurance reformation in 2000, statutory health insurance providers have been given a new frame of action within primary preventive care and operational health care. Measures of primary preventive care shall enhance general constitution and contribute to the decrease of societal caused disadvantages. Currently the federal government deliberates on a new version of a preventive care law.

At present statutory health services can reimburse their clients for taking part in a preventive care procedure. The legal basis can be found within § 20 SGB V and the statutes of the particular public health insurance provider.

Typically 80 per cent of the cost will be reimbursed, limited to 75,00- 80,00 EUR per procedure. Only one procedure per field of action and maximally two procedures a year can be co-financed. Before booking a procedure, ones public health insurance should be asked in the forefront.

A cost sharing of the statutory health insurance companies concerning travel expenses, accommodation and catering is excluded of course. Only the costs for the procedure will be co-financed. How you can use this for yourself and for your company can be explained within a personal meeting.
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Preventive care procedures can be recommended prior to following illness schemes:

• Cardiovascular diseases: avoidance of smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, too much alcohol, stress
• Diseases of muscles, bones and tissues: avoidance of obesity, prevention of joint injuries, inviguration of the musculature
• Malignant growth: avoidance of cancer through fibre anriched and fat reduced nutrition as well as not smoking
• Asthma and allergic diseases

Because of the legal framework and scientific cognitions qualified personnel and companies (e.g. certified sports scientist, physiotherapists, nutritionists, etc.) developed preventive care procedures, which impart knowledge of primary preventive care.

Those procedures mainly focus an healthy people, who do not have any acute or chronic medical condition. The goal is to help people adopting the knowledge to their daily living.

Typically the courses are held within groups and last for 8-12 training units 45 minutes each.

Primary preventive care contains four main topics on which the courses rely:

• Activity (e.g. Nordic Walking, programmes to prevent back problems, aqua fitness, etc.)
• Nutrition (e.g. nutrition coaching, healthy cooking, etc.)
• Relaxation (e.g. autogenic training, Tai Chi, muscle relaxation, etc.)
• Addictions (e.g. Stopp-smoking-programmes)