Greens Move to Eliminateโ Homeopathy Coverage in German Health Insurance
Berlin, Germany – November 29, 2025 – Alliance 90/The Greens areโค pushing toโค remove homeopathy fromโ the catalogue of benefits โขcovered by German statutory health insurance, marking a firm stance against the practice and signaling a potential shift in healthcare policy.โฃ The party argues that funding for homeopathic treatments represents a misallocation of resources that could be better utilized for โฃevidence-based medical care.
this move comes amid ongoing debates surroundingโฃ healthcare reform and cost containmentโ within Germany’s โmulti-payer system. While homeopathy remains popular with some segments of the โคpopulation, its efficacy has been repeatedly questioned โคby the scientific community. eliminating coverage would impact an estimated 3โฃ million patients annually who currently โutilize homeopathic remedies, and potentially save the health insurance funds millions of euros. The Greens’ proposal is expected โขto โขface resistance from conservative and liberal parties โฃwho have historically supported patient choice in alternative medicine.
The debate over homeopathy’s โคplace in the German healthcare system isn’tโ new. For decades, health insurance providers have beenโ legally obligated to cover homeopathicโข treatments, despite a lack of conclusive scientific evidence supporting their effectiveness. Critics argue this obligation represents an โขoutdated policy rooted in historical precedent rather than medical necessity.
Christian Karagiannidis, head of the German Society for Hospital Medicine, โคrecently voiced concerns about the financial strain of offering benefits for โunproven treatments,โ stating, “you would literally see the poverty on people’sโฃ faces” ifโฃ resources continued to be โขdiverted to ineffective therapies.This sentiment underscores โขthe Greens’ rationale for prioritizing evidence-based care and ensuring the sustainability of the public health โinsurance system.
Theโ proposal is currently under discussion as part of broader healthcare reform efforts,includingโ considerations around introducing or increasing cost-sharingโฃ measuresโ likeโข deductibles โand tiered benefit structures within the basic โขhealth insurance tariff. โTino Sorge, a leading figure in healthcare policy, has emphasized that those seeking more thorough coverage should expect to contribute more financially, โa principle that aligns with the Greens’ push for responsible resource allocation.
