The German health care system
Welcome to Germany
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge
What do I require when travelling to Germany? Where can I learn German? How can I find accommodation and work? Will my school-leaving certificate or training be recognised? Find answers to these and other questions in this brochure.
Health for all
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit
This guide pools the necessary information on the German healthcare system with relevant health-related topics (medical care, vaccination, insurance, long-term care, addiction and drugs).
How to Get Medicines in Germany?
Aponet.de
This handout explains where to seek assistance in case of sickness and where you can obtain medicines.
First steps after arrival in Germany
Handicap International
This brochure provides information on the first steps and the most important points of contact after arrival in Germany.
The support system for people with disabilities
Handicap International
What support services does the support system offer to people with disabilities? What are aids and what are medical treatments? This booklet provides answers to these questions.
Medication in Germany
Bundesverband Deutscher Apothekerverbände
How do German pharmacies work? What do the terms “rezeptpflichtig (prescription-only)” and “apothekenpflichtig (pharmacy-only)” mean? This flyer answers frequently asked questions around the pharmacy system and medicinal products.
What is the EHIC - European Health Insurance Card?
Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration
This flyer provides an overview of health care in Germany and information about when and where to use the EHIC.
Access to statutory health insurance
Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration
If you live in Germany, you must have health insurance. This flyer provides information about the statutory health insurance.
Private health insurance
Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration
Whoever lives in Germany must have health insurance. If statutory health insurance is not possible, you must take out private insurance.
Family insurance
Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration
As a member of a statutory health insurance, you can insure certain family members in the family insurance free of charge.
Contribution debts
Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration
Contribution debts arise when contributions (also called premiums) are not paid to the health insurance fund (on time). Click here to learn what to do in this case.