Are the costs of hyperthermia reimbursed?
The centers joint in the IAH have set as their main goal the research and development of hyperthermia. At the moment, most health insurances (except private insurances) are not ready to reimburse hyperthermia as an out-patient therapy. This is why hyperthermia normally is applied during an in-patient stay at the respective center and is possibly combined with further treatment appointments before and after the stay. For this in-patient stay, you need a reimbursement declaration signed by your health insurance (on the admission form of your family doctor). It is recommended to indicate „performance of a combined tumor therapy” as reason for the admission on the admission form, i.e. not to mention the term „hyperthermia” at all, as it raises unnecessary discussions as we know by experience. Some centers have a special agreement with the insurances about a special fee or a flat rate per case (this however is not so important for you as a patient). The active centers of the IAH will examin
