Back in November, my girlfriend had a medical emergency and was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
Today she told me that she had gotten a bill for that in the mail. I was really worried for a second because we rarely have to pay any medical expenses out of pocket.
The bill is for… 10 Euros.
by nuclear_beans_
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Welcome to a country with compulsory health insurance!
Incidentally, a rescue helicopter would have cost the same if it had been the best alternative.
10 Euro is the maximum co-pay:
> Insured persons have to pay 10 percent of the fare, a minimum of 5 euros and a maximum of 10 euros per trip, but never more than the actual costs incurred as a statutory additional payment.
I think it’s straight-up the same provision as the one that applies to the co-pay for fulfilling prescriptions.