What does Kostenübernahme mean?
Kostenübernahme (cost coverage) means that an office or an insurer promises to pay certain costs for you.
die Kostenübernahme · die Kostenübernahmen (plural)
This exists, for example, at the Krankenkasse for a treatment, or at the Jobcenter for a course or a move.
You usually have to apply for the Kostenübernahme in advance. People who buy or sign first often do not get the money back.
The promise comes in writing, often as a Bescheid. If it is refused, you can usually lodge a Widerspruch.
Example sentence
Die Kostenübernahme für die Fahrten zur Therapie wurde genehmigt.
The Kostenübernahme for the journeys to therapy has been approved.
What you can do
Apply for the Kostenübernahme before you buy, book or sign a contract. Include cost estimates.
Related words
- Antrag With an Antrag (application), you ask an office for something, for example money or a permit.
- Krankenkasse The Krankenkasse is your statutory health insurance. It pays for doctors, hospitals and many medicines.
- Jobcenter The Jobcenter pays money to live on to people who can work but do not have enough money. It also helps with finding work.
- Bescheid A Bescheid is a letter in which an office decides something about your case.
- Widerspruch With a Widerspruch, you tell the office: I do not agree with this Bescheid.
- Hilfsmittel A Hilfsmittel (medical aid) is an item that helps with an illness or disability. Examples are a wheelchair, a hearing aid or insoles.