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A Setback in Germany; No toupee for you!
Topic Started: May 12 2007, 09:33 AM (75 Views)
George K
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Finally
I am so not moving to Germany!

German Court Denies Bald Men State-Funded Wigs

Fri May 11, 12:34 PM ET
Bald men in Germany have no right to state-funded wigs, according to a new court ruling.

A court in the south-western state of Rhineland-Palatinate rejected an appeal by a man to have the costs of his hairpiece paid for by a statutory health insurer, saying the problem was not unusual enough among men to justify his claim.

The man had based his appeal on the grounds he had been bald since childhood, but the insurer told him it only provided "long-term hair replacement support" for women and minors.

"The hair's protective function against the sun and the cold can easily be replaced by a hat," the social court said in a statement. "The health insurance does not have to pay for that."

Germany's generous health insurance system has been known to fund such benefits as trips to spa resorts and breast implants.
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Klaus
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HOLY CARP!!!
Trips to spa resorts etc. have been cut very radically compared to 10 or 20 years ago. Now everybody has to pay these things from his own pocket.

I have never heard that breast implants have been paid for by the health system. The only exception I can think of are breast implants after cancer surgery or car accidents, but certainly not for women who want a D cup instead of a B cup.

The most extreme case that I have heard of is from Denmark, where for some time the state has paid for prostitutes for disabled people. But I guess this has also been cut.

Nowadays most European states have a mixture been a public and a private health system. I, for example, have a private health insurance and am not participating in the public system.

By the way, George - I am flattered that I made it into someone's signature :lol:
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George K
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Klaus
May 12 2007, 01:06 PM
By the way, George - I am flattered that I made it into someone's signature

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I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles.
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