If you need assistance with living expenses and do not have health insurance—whether through a public or private plan—medical care will be provided by the social welfare agency.

The social assistance agency will determine whether you are eligible to receive benefits. You are entitled to preventive health care, which includes:

• preventive medical services
• Examinations for the prevention and early detection of diseases
• medical treatments to prevent an illness or health impairment

Some people do not have health insurance.
Social services offices (social assistance agencies) help these people.
The social assistance agencies assess:
Can we help this person?

And the social assistance agencies offer assistance.
For example:

• preventive medical services
• Screenings to prevent diseases
• Screenings for the early detection of diseases.
• Are you expecting a baby?
  Or have you just had a baby?
  And are you receiving social assistance or basic income support?
  If so, the social services office will cover the cost of your counseling sessions.

Do you need a treatment voucher?
Then you’ll need to submit an application.
The application is informal.
That means:
You can simply write the application.

You’ll need to submit various documents along with the application.
For example:

• a current notice regarding social assistance
• your ID
• prescriptions
• bills
• Counseling confirmation letters
• Cost estimates
• Rejection notices

Social Services will tell you exactly:
You need these documents.

The following documents are required:

• Informal application or request for the issuance of a treatment voucher or confirmation of cost coverage
• Current decision regarding subsistence benefits (SGB II, SGB XII, or AsylBLG)
• Identity card or passport
• Any prescriptions and/or, if applicable, payment receipts, required consultation confirmations, cost estimates, any rejection notices, etc.

The responsible social assistance agency will provide information on the documents required in each individual case.