International Health Insurance: Essential Plan
Essential
Essential brings you medical assistance & treatment in case of illness or emergency.
You want to be covered for outpatient and inpatient treatments, be reimbursed for day-to-day treatments, and benefit from 24/7 medical assistance and services designed for expats. You do not require major dental treatment, maternity care, or therapeutic services. In short, you need a health insurance plan that covers your back for any mishaps or unexpected events that can happen during your stay abroad. Essential is the right answer for your needs as it provides you the necessary protection without unnecessary costs. With Essential, our promise is to provide support and safety at any moment of your expatriation.
What Essential can do for you?
Emergency assistance
With one quick phone call our multilingual 24-hour support partner makes sure you receive the appropriate treatment at the nearest health facility, wherever you are in the world.
Inpatient hospitalisation
Hospital charges, including operating theatres, intensive care wards, laboratories and private or semi-private rooms are included.
Outpatient consultations
You do not need to upgrade your insurance plan to have an unlimited coverage of outpatient consultations, it is already included in Essential!
Essential health coverage:
the plan in detail
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Accommodation in a private or semi-private room Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Consultations (including pathology, radiology, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography and palliative medicine) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Hospital charges, including operating theatres, intensive care wards and laboratories Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Surgery and anaesthetics Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Outpatient surgery instead of inpatient treatment Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Drugs and dressings Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Physiotherapy, including massages Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Therapies, including medical massages, ergo therapy, light therapy, hydrotherapy, inhalation, packs, medical baths, cryotherapy, thermotherapy, electrotherapy Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Therapeutic aids and appliances Unlimited Covered with limits If needed as a lifesaving measure, such as cardiac pacemakers. Up to €2,000 for therapeutic aids and appliances, such as artificial limbs and prostheses. Must be adjusted during the inpatient stay and remain in or on the body. In Addition €2,000 of artificial Limps and Protheses (not dentures!)Covered with limits Must be adjusted during the inpatient stay and remain in or on the bodyMaternity care and childbirth, services of a midwife or obstetric nurse in the hospital Covered with limits Up to €20,000. Waiting period of 10 monthsCovered with limits Up to €5,000. Waiting period of 10 monthsNot covered Complications of pregnancy and childbirth Covered with limits Waiting period of 10 monthsCovered with limits Waiting period of 10 monthsNot covered Newborn care Unlimited Unlimited Not covered Congenital conditions Covered with limits Up to a maximum of €200,000 per lifetime. Seperated Limit for Inpatient €200,000 and for outpatient €200,000Covered with limits Up to a maximum of €150,000 per lifetime. Seperated Limit for Inpatient €150,000 and for outpatient €150,000Covered with limits Up to a maximum of €100,000 per lifetime. Seperated Limit for Inpatient €100,000 and for outpatient €100,000Cancer treatment, oncological drugs and treatment, including reconstructive surgery for breast cancer Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Bone marrow and organ transplants (costs for donor and receiver) Covered with limits Cost for the search for Organ or Donor are not coveredCovered with limits Up to a maximum of €200,000 per lifetime. Cost for the search for Organ or Donor are not covered.Covered with limits Up to a maximum of €150,000 per lifetime. Cost for the search for Organ or Donor are not covered.Psychiatric treatment Covered with limits After written pre-approval. Waiting period of 10 monthsCovered with limits After written pre-approval. Waiting period of 10 monthsCovered with limits After written pre-approval. Waiting period of 10 monthsInpatient psychotherapy Covered with limits After written pre-approval. Waiting period of 10 monthsCovered with limits After written pre-approval. Waiting period of 10 monthsNot covered Parent accommodation during inpatient treatment of a minor child up to 18 years Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Nursing care at home and domestic help, instead of a hospital stay Covered with limits Up to 90 days after written pre-approval. Only applicable if inpatient stay is shortened – pre-approval is needed. Applies for each inpatient stay.Covered with limits Up to 60 days after written pre-approval. Only applicable if inpatient stay is shortened – pre-approval is needed. Applies for each inpatient stay.Covered with limits Up to 30 days after written pre-approval. Only applicable if inpatient stay is shortened – pre-approval is needed. Applies for each inpatient stay.Substitute hospital cash plan benefit, for treatments not claimed with us. Covered with limits €200 per dayCovered with limits €150 per dayCovered with limits €75 per dayInpatient follow-up rehabilitation Covered with limits Up to 35 days after written pre-approval.Covered with limits Up to 28 days after written pre-approval.Covered with limits Up to 21 days after written pre-approval.Hospice Covered with limits Up to 9 weeks.Covered with limits Up to 7 weeks.Covered with limits Up to 5 weeks.Day care Covered with limits Definition of Day care: wihtin hospital of min 8 hr – max. 24 hours.Covered with limits Definition of Day care: wihtin hospital of min 8 hr – max. 24 hours.Covered with limits Definition of Day care: wihtin hospital of min 8 hr – max. 24 hours.Transport to the nearest suitable hospital for initial treatment following an accident or an emergency Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited -
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Consultations (including pathology, radiology, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography and palliative medicine) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Chemotherapy, oncological drugs and treatment Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Health Checks Covered with limits Up to €500Covered with limits Up to €250Not covered Maternity care and childbirth, services of a midwife or obstetric nurse Covered with limits Up to €20,000. Waiting period of 10 monthsCovered with limits Up to €5,000. Waiting period of 10 monthsNot covered Complications of pregnancy and childbirth Covered with limits Waiting period of 10 monthsCovered with limits Waiting period of 10 monthsNot covered Congenital conditions Covered with limits Up to a maximum of €200,000 per lifetime. Seperated Limit for Inpatient €200,000 and for outpatient €200,000Covered with limits Up to a maximum of €150,000 per lifetime. Seperated Limit for Inpatient €150,000 and for outpatient €150,000Covered with limits Up to a maximum of €100,000 per lifetime. Seperated Limit for Inpatient €100,000 and for outpatient €100,000Acupuncture (needle technique), homeopathy, osteopathy, chiropractic, including drugs and dressings Covered with limits Up to €5,000Covered with limits Up to €2,500Covered with limits Up to €1,000Speech therapy Covered with limits After written pre-approvalCovered with limits After written pre-approvalNot covered Psychiatric treatment Covered with limits After written pre-approval. Waiting period of 10 monthsCovered with limits Up to €5,000 after written pre-approval. Waiting period of 10 monthsCovered with limits Up to €1,000 after written pre-approval. Waiting period of 10 monthsOutpatient psychotherapy Covered with limits After written pre-approval. Waiting period of 10 monthsCovered with limits After written pre-approval. Waiting period of 10 monthsNot covered Drugs and dressings Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Over-the-counter drugs Covered with limits Up to €100Covered with limits Up to €75Covered with limits Up to €50Physiotherapy, including massages Unlimited Covered with limits Up to 20 sessions per insurance yearCovered with limits Up to 15 sessions per insurance yearTherapies, including medical massages, ergotherapy, light therapy, hydrotherapy, inhalation, packs, medical baths, cryotherapy, thermotherapy, electrotherapy Unlimited Covered with limits Up to 10 sessions per insurance yearNot covered Therapeutic aids and appliances Covered with limits Therapeutic aids differentiated between: List of therapeutic aids without pre-approval & List of therapeutic aids with pre-approval.Covered with limits Up to €1,000. Therapeutic aids differentiated between: List of therapeutic aids without pre-approval & List of therapeutic aids with pre-approval.Covered with limits Up to €750. Therapeutic aids differentiated between: List of therapeutic aids without pre-approval & List of therapeutic aids with pre-approval.Vaccinations and immunization Unlimited Covered with limits Up to €250Not covered Vision aids, including an eye test Covered with limits Up to €250Covered with limits Up to €150Not covered Transport to the nearest suitable doctor or hospital for initial treatment following an accident or an emergency Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Infertility treatment Covered with limits 50% Up to €15,000 for each insured couple, per lifetime Waiting period of 24 months. Requirements:
– Woman not older than 40, Men not older than 50 at date of the first attempt.
– Reason for treatment must be organic caused infertilityCovered with limits 50% Up to €7,500 for each insured couple, per lifetime Waiting period of 24 months. Requirements:
– Woman not older than 40, Men not older than 50 at date of the first attempt.
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Two preventive check-ups per insurance year Unlimited Unlimited Not covered X-rays Unlimited Unlimited Not covered Scale-and-polish cleaning Unlimited Unlimited Not covered Treating oral mucosa and gingiva Unlimited Unlimited Covered with limits Pain relief onlySimple fillings Unlimited Unlimited Covered with limits Pain relief onlySurgery, extractions, root-canal treatment Unlimited Unlimited Covered with limits Pain relief onlyNight guard Unlimited Unlimited Not covered Accidental dental treatment Unlimited Unlimited Not covered -
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Major dental services Covered with limits Reimbursement for the following benefits up to €5,000 Waiting period of 10 monthsCovered with limits Reimbursement for the following benefits up to €2,000 Waiting period of 10 monthsNot covered Dentures (for example, prostheses, bridges and crowns, inlays) Covered with limits Reimbursement for the following benefits up to €5,000 Waiting period of 10 monthsCovered with limits Reimbursement for the following benefits up to €2,000 Waiting period of 10 monthsNot covered Implants Covered with limits Reimbursement for the following benefits up to €5,000 Waiting period of 10 monthsCovered with limits Reimbursement for the following benefits up to €2,000 Waiting period of 10 monthsNot covered Orthodontic treatment (for children under 18) Covered with limits Up to €5,000. Waiting period of 10 monthsCovered with limits Up to €2,000. Waiting period of 10 monthsNot covered Dental laboratory work and materials Covered with limits Reimbursement for the following benefits up to €5,000 Waiting period of 10 monthsCovered with limits Reimbursement for the following benefits up to €2,000 Waiting period of 10 monthsNot covered Treatment plan Covered with limits Reimbursement for the following benefits up to €5,000 Waiting period of 10 monthsCovered with limits Reimbursement for the following benefits up to €2,000 Waiting period of 10 monthsNot covered Accidental dental treatment Covered with limits Reimbursement for the following benefits up to €5,000 Waiting period of 10 monthsCovered with limits Reimbursement for the following benefits up to €2,000 Waiting period of 10 monthsNot covered -
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24-hour phone and email service with experienced counsellors, doctors and specialists Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Medical evacuation Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Information on medical infrastructure (local medical care and names and addresses of doctors who speak several languages) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Support and information (by our medical service, second opinion, monitoring the course of the illness) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Guarantee of payment (GOP) (preparing for a stay in hospital) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Advance payment Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Support and information on the nature, possible causes and possible treatment/ forms of therapy of an illness and for medical terms Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Support in organising a “doctor-to-doctor” discussion Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Assistance in choosing the prescribed medication, comparable preparations and their side effects Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Medical support and advice prior to travelling (vaccinations, putting together a first-aid kit) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited -
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Return travel to the country of residence Covered with limits In case a medically necessary evacuation for treatment of the insured person has taken place the insurer refunds the cost (up to €3,000) of return travel to the country of residence after written pre-approval.Covered with limits In case a medically necessary evacuation for treatment of the insured person has taken place the insurer refunds the cost (up to €3,000) of return travel to the country of residence after written pre-approval.Covered with limits In case a medically necessary evacuation for treatment of the insured person has taken place the insurer refunds the cost (up to €3,000) of return travel to the country of residence after written pre-approval.Compassionate family visit Covered with limits Up to €3,000, if the inpatient treatment lasts at least 7 days and the insurer’s cost payment guarantee is available.Covered with limits Up to €3,000, if the inpatient treatment lasts at least 7 days and the insurer’s cost payment guarantee is available.Covered with limits Up to €3,000, if the inpatient treatment lasts at least 7 days and the insurer’s cost payment guarantee is available.Delayed return trip Covered with limits Up to €3,000Covered with limits Up to €3,000Covered with limits Up to €3,000Getting hold of and shipping vital medication Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Return transport or care for children up to 18 years old Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Help with psychological problems possibly caused by the stay abroad Covered with limits Psychological and therapeutic help by phone Up to five callsCovered with limits Psychological and therapeutic help by phone Up to five callsCovered with limits Psychological and therapeutic help by phone Up to five callsReturn of mortal remains Covered with limits Up to €10,000Covered with limits Up to €10,000Covered with limits Up to €10,000Document storage (safe custody, help in getting replacements) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Organizing help if you have legal difficulties Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Arranging intercultural training (ex: information on local culture) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Arrangement of a relocation service Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
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