Die Krankenversicherung
Health insurance is legally mandatory in Germany, and understanding your Krankenversicherung is one of the more paperwork-heavy parts of settling in. This is distinct from Lesson 14's doctor-visit vocabulary - today is about the system and the paperwork, not the symptoms.
| die gesetzliche Krankenversicherung (GKV) | statutory/public health insurance - the default for most employees |
| die private Krankenversicherung (PKV) | private health insurance - for certain employment types/income levels |
| die Versicherung | insurance | die Versichertenkarte | insurance card |
| der Beitrag | contribution/premium | die Krankenkasse | health insurance provider |
Bin ich versichert? (Am I insured?)
Was kostet der monatliche Beitrag? (What does the monthly contribution cost? - reusing Lesson 12's kosten)
Ist das von der Krankenkasse übernommen? (Is that covered by the health insurance? - literally "taken over")
Hier ist meine Versichertenkarte. (Here is my insurance card.)
You'll present this card at nearly every medical appointment - keep it with your Ausweis (Lesson 9) as one of your most-used documents.
1. What does GKV stand for the short way - what kind of insurance?
2. What's the German word for "insurance card"?
3. "What does the monthly contribution cost?" - Was ______ der monatliche Beitrag?
4. What's the German word for a health insurance provider (the company)?
5. What's the article for "Beitrag" (contribution)?
Vocabulary cross-checked against the "Gesundheit" topic in the official Goethe-Zertifikat A1 Wortliste.
Have a real insurance letter or question you're trying to work through? Ask your teaching agent to go through it with you.