Health insurance and medical cannabis - does insurance pay for brittle bones?

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According to a report from rp-online.de, Ralph Stroinski suffers from the so-called brittle bone disease. To relieve his pain, he takes medical cannabis. However, his health insurance company refuses to pay for the treatment. Medical cannabis is often used to relieve pain from various illnesses. In Germany, patients have had the right to reimbursement of costs since 2017 if certain requirements are met. In this case, however, the health insurance company argues that brittle bone disease is not one of the indications for which costs are covered. This health insurance decision could have a significant impact on the medical cannabis market.

Gemäß einem Bericht von rp-online.de, leidet Ralph Stroinski an der sogenannten Glasknochenerkrankung. Um seine Schmerzen zu lindern, nimmt er medizinisches Cannabis ein. Allerdings weigert sich seine Krankenversicherung, die Behandlung zu bezahlen. Medizinisches Cannabis wird häufig zur Schmerzlinderung bei verschiedenen Krankheiten eingesetzt. In Deutschland haben Patienten seit 2017 das Recht auf eine Kostenübernahme, wenn bestimmte Voraussetzungen erfüllt sind. In diesem Fall argumentiert die Krankenversicherung jedoch, dass die Glasknochenerkrankung nicht zu den Indikationen gehört, für die eine Kostenübernahme vorgesehen ist. Diese Entscheidung der Krankenversicherung könnte erhebliche Auswirkungen auf den Markt für medizinisches Cannabis haben.
According to a report from rp-online.de, Ralph Stroinski suffers from the so-called brittle bone disease. To relieve his pain, he takes medical cannabis. However, his health insurance company refuses to pay for the treatment. Medical cannabis is often used to relieve pain from various illnesses. In Germany, patients have had the right to reimbursement of costs since 2017 if certain requirements are met. In this case, however, the health insurance company argues that brittle bone disease is not one of the indications for which costs are covered. This health insurance decision could have a significant impact on the medical cannabis market.

Health insurance and medical cannabis - does insurance pay for brittle bones?

According to a report from rp-online.de, Ralph Stroinski suffers from the so-called brittle bone disease. To relieve his pain, he takes medical cannabis. However, his health insurance company refuses to pay for the treatment.

Medical cannabis is often used to relieve pain from various illnesses. In Germany, patients have had the right to reimbursement of costs since 2017 if certain requirements are met. In this case, however, the health insurance company argues that brittle bone disease is not one of the indications for which costs are covered.

This health insurance decision could have a significant impact on the medical cannabis market.

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