If you have decided to undergo hypnosis or hypnotherapy, the question often arises as to whether health insurance companies pay for hypnosis. Since I get this question so often, I have asked all the statutory health insurance companies in Switzerland and here is the answer to the question of whether the health insurance company pays for hypnotherapy:
As you can see in the following table, Switzerland is a developing country when it comes to the recognition of hypnosis by health insurance companies.
| Name | Übernimmt Hypnose? | Voraussetzung | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EGK Grundversicherungen AG | JA | EGK-SUN 80% bis max. CHF 480 für Hypnosetherapie | [email protected] |
| rhenusana | JA ABER | ASCA-/EMR-Anerkennung | [email protected] |
| SWICA Kranken-versicherung AG | JA ABER | Entwöhnung von Suchtmittel mit Zusatz PRAEVENTA | [email protected] |
| Helsana | JA ABER | Nur für Geburtsvorbereitung bis max. CHF 500.- pro Kalenderjahr | [email protected] |
| CSS Kranken- Versicherung AG | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Moove Sympany AG | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Sumiswalder Krankenkasse | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Genossenschaft Krankenkasse Steffisburg | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| CONCORDIA Schweiz. Kranken- und Unfallver- | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Atupri Gesundheits- versicherung | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Krankenkasse Luzerner Hinterland | KEINE AUSKUNFT OHNE VERSICHERTENNUMMER | [email protected] | |
| KPT Krankenkasse AG | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| ÖKK Kranken- und Unfallversicherungen AG | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Vivao Sympany AG | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Kolping Krankenkasse AG | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Easy Sana Assurance Maladie SA | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Genossenschaft Glarner Krankenversicherung | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Cassa da malsauns LUMNEZIANA | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| KLuG Krankenver sicherung | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Genossenschaft KRANKENKASSE SLKK | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| sodalis gesundheitsgruppe | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Caisse-maladie de la vallée d’Entremont | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Krankenkasse Institut Ingenbohl | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Stiftung Krankenkasse Wädenswil | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Krankenkasse Birchmeier | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Krankenkasse Stoffel, Mels | KEINE AUSKUNFT OHNE VERSICHERTENNUMMER | [email protected] | |
| AMB Assurances SA | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Sanitas Grundversicherungen AG | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Assura-Basis SA | KEINE AUSKUNFT OHNE VERSICHERTENNUMMER | [email protected] | |
| Visana AG | NEIN | [email protected] | |
| Agrisano Krankenkasse AG | NEIN | [email protected] |
I got the initial list from the FOPH's directory of health insurers. The request to the Swiss basic insurers was more laborious than expected. I asked them directly whether they would cover hypnosis or hypnotherapy. Most of them understood the request, but there were health insurers who refused to provide information without me being insured with them. I have noted this in the table. With the exception of Swica, I have not included basic insurers from whom I did not receive a reply in the table.
Basic health insurance in Switzerland does not cover the costs of hypnotherapy. This also applies to medical hypnosis and even if other therapy methods have not been successful. Without supplementary insurance, hypnosis is not covered by health insurance and is not a health insurance benefit,
Unfortunately, many insurance companies rely on the private company called EMR (short for Erfahrungsmedizinisches Register) to recognize therapy methods. Contrary to all scientific findings, this company excludes hypnosis. The competitor certificate of the ASCA of the Foundation for Complementary Medicine, on the other hand, recognizes hypnotherapy as a therapy method. Unfortunately, of the insurance companies we asked, only rhenusana referred to this label.
In principle, hypnotherapy is therefore not recognized by health insurance companies in Switzerland. Only 4 of the insurances requested pay for hypnosis under the right circumstances and only the EGK pays for hypnosis with every therapist and for every topic.
In principle, basic health insurance does not cover hypnosis. However, with supplementary insurance from EGK and rhenusana, a portion is covered.
Basic insurance never pays for hypnosis as it is not part of the basic cover. Supplementary insurers base their decision to cover costs on labels such as EMR/ASCA or on certain fields of treatment.
EGK and rhenusana pay for hypnosis to stop smoking with the right supplementary insurance.
EGK and rhenusana pay for hypnosis for weight loss with the right supplementary insurance.
