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What are the Essential and Plus plans — what's the difference?

This article explains the two international health insurance plans — Essential and Plus — including their annual limits, shared coverage, exclusions, and how the deductible works.

Written by Sebastian

We offer two international health insurance plans: Essential (€300,000/year) and Plus (€2,500,000/year). Both plans cover the same core medical services including outpatient and inpatient treatment, diagnostics, prescribed medicines, dental, and medical repatriation. The Essential plan has more exclusions of coverage. Both plans offer a deductible of €0, €500, or €1,000 per calendar year.


What do both plans cover?

The following services are covered under both the Essential and Plus plans:

  • Outpatient and inpatient medical treatment

  • Diagnostic tests

  • Prescribed medicines, dressings, remedies, and medical aids

  • Dental treatment (up to €1,000 per year)

  • Medical transport

  • Home nursing care

  • Medical repatriation to your home country

  • Return transport of co-insured children

  • Search and rescue operations (up to €10,000)

What is the annual coverage limit for each plan?

The Essential plan provides up to €300,000 in total coverage per insured person per year. The Plus plan provides up to €2,500,000 per insured person per year.

Does either plan cover pregnancy and childbirth?

Pregnancy and childbirth are covered under the Plus plan only. The Plus plan covers routine pregnancy care and childbirth up to €10,000 per pregnancy, and pregnancy complications up to €500,000 per pregnancy. The Essential plan does not cover pregnancy or childbirth under any circumstances.

What is not covered under the Essential plan?

The following services are not covered under the Essential plan:

  • Pregnancy and childbirth

  • Outpatient and inpatient psychotherapy

  • Preventive check-ups

  • Alternative medicine, including acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine, and homeopathy

  • Cosmetic treatments

  • Infertility treatments

  • LASIK eye surgery

  • Rehabilitation

  • Treatment related to alcohol or drug abuse

  • Hazardous activities

  • Lifestyle products

What is not covered under the Plus plan?

The following services are not covered under the Plus plan:

  • Cosmetic treatments

  • Infertility treatments

  • LASIK eye surgery

  • Rehabilitation

  • Treatment related to alcohol or drug abuse

  • Hazardous activities

  • Lifestyle products

How does the deductible work, and is it the same for both plans?

Both plans offer the same three deductible options: €0, €500, or €1,000. The deductible applies per calendar year — not per claim, per condition, or per treatment. This means you pay your chosen deductible amount once per year, and we reimburse all eligible costs above that threshold for the remainder of the year.

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