Jugement Kantonsgericht (VD - 2015/843)

Canton:	VD
Case number:	2015/843

Instance:	Kantonsgericht
Department:	Sozialversicherungsgericht

Kantonsgericht Entscheid 2015/843 vom 11.04.2017 (VD)

Date:	11.04.2017
Force of law:	-

Summary:	An insured person applied to his health insurance company to cover the costs of psychotherapy. The health insurance company rejected the application because the treatment was not recognized as an illness within the meaning of the insurance conditions. The insured sued before the insurance court and won the case. The court found that the treatment must be recognized as an illness because it was caused by psychological suffering. The health insurance company was obliged to cover the costs of the treatment. More detailed summary: In the ruling of 14 February 2017, the Swiss Insurance Court ruled that the costs of psychotherapy must be covered by compulsory health insurance if the treatment was caused by psychological distress. The insured, A.A.L., was insured with the health insurance fund T.________ Assurance-maladie. On 14 March 2016, he applied to the health insurance company for th
Rule of Law:	Art. 100 BGG;Art. 25 SchKG;Art. 49 SchKG;Art. 51 SchKG;Art. 53 SchKG;Art. 55 SchKG;Art. 58 SchKG;Art. 60 SchKG;Art. 68 SchKG;
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