Recipe fees increase 2025: This is how low earners benefit!

Recipe fees increase 2025: This is how low earners benefit!

Österreich - In 2025, the prescription fee for medication in Austria will be increased to 7.50 euros, which was announced by the Austrian Health Insurance Fund (ÖGK). This annual adaptation takes place in accordance with the General Social Insurance Act (ASVG) and is based on the number of upgrading, which is expected to be 1.063. Especially people with special health needs will be affected by this increase, but there are also relief in sight. For example, certain groups, including people with diseases that are subject to notification such as AIDS, are exempt from the prescription fee. Anyone who has high drug costs over the year can be freed from the fee from a burden of two percent of their annual net income. This automatic relief takes place without an application as soon as the threshold has been exceeded, as the ÖGK reports .

regulations and exemption options

The rules for the exemption from additional payment are clear: Insured persons must make additional payments for 2024, for example, of up to 600.26 euros for a family income to be taken into account. This limit is reduced for chronically ill people, they only have to pay up to 300.13 euros. People who receive social assistance or basic security have an annual load limit of only 135.12 euros, which significantly lowers the financial burden. As soon as the personal load limit has been reached, affected persons can apply for a certificate of liberation from your health insurance company, whereby this must be renewed per calendar year, such as the Consumer headquarters shown .