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Lauterbach is considering the end of homeopathy as a health insurance benefit
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News in October that moves us: Statutory benefits for homeopathy under scrutiny
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October 7, 2022
Lauterbach puts the financing of homeopathy to the test
Homeopathy has now arrived in the mainstream of society and is seen by many as an alternative to traditional medicine. Some health insurance companies have decided to cover some or all of the costs for treatments.
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach now wants to put the financing of homeopathic treatments to the test: “Although homeopathy is not significant in terms of spending volume, it has no place in a science-based health policy,” the SPD politician told the “Spiegel”. “We will therefore examine whether homeopathy can be deleted as a statutory service.”
With the statutory benefits, the health insurance companies have a certain amount of leeway to grant additional benefits in addition to the stipulated benefits. This also includes homeopathic treatments and medicines, which mostly consist of plant, mineral or animal substances. The substances are extremely diluted and are administered in the form of globules or small tablets, among other things. There is a scientific consensus that these drugs only cause a placebo effect, but have no other effect.
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Sources used: spiegel.de, stern.de