Weight-loss injection
Which health insurer pays for the weight-loss injection?
None for weight loss. That is the law.
Public health insurers are not allowed to pay for weight-loss medication, even for severe obesity. This applies equally to all insurers, and switching insurer does not change it. It is different if the same active ingredient is prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Author: Jan Ortgies · As of 11 November 2026 · If a switch comes about through our comparison, we receive a fee from the new insurer, not from you.
Legal position
What applies to all insurers
- Excluded for weight loss
- Medicines for slimming and for regulating body weight are excluded from cover by law. This includes the well-known products when used for weight reduction. The Federal Joint Committee (G-BA), which decides what public insurance covers, sees no leeway here, even for severe obesity. There is an exception only for one product for very rare, genetic forms.
- No voluntary extra
- The law does not provide for prescription medicines as a voluntary benefit either. Switching insurer does not change that.
- For type 2 diabetes
- If you have type 2 diabetes and your doctor considers a product approved for it necessary, it can be prescribed at the insurer’s expense. You bear the usual co-payment of €5 to €10, or €7.50 to €15 from 2027. This is not a route to a weight-loss injection paid for by the insurer.
- Private cost
- Anyone paying for the injection themselves should expect around €130 to just under €500 a month, according to the consumer advice centres (as of March 2026).
Instead
What insurers cover for weight loss
- Courses
- Insurers subsidise certified prevention courses on nutrition and exercise. The amount and number of courses differ.
- Treatment
- How severe overweight (obesity) is treated is something you decide with your doctor. In individual cases the insurer can cover surgery, as a rule after an application and assessment.
- Bonus programmes
- Insurers run bonus programmes for check-ups, courses and club sport. What applies to gyms →
- What you can compare
- Switching insurer does not help with the weight-loss injection. Insurers differ in courses, bonus programmes and contributions. You can compare those in the calculator below for the insurers listed there.
Other benefits
What else does the insurer pay?
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Does public health insurance pay for the weight-loss injection?
Is there an insurer that pays for it voluntarily?
What applies for diabetes?
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This page is general information based on our own research, without guarantee, and does not replace individual advice, legal or tax advice, medical advice or information from your insurer. The legal position can change; the law and the medicines directive in their current version are decisive.
Sources: § 34 SGB V · § 11 SGB V · § 61 SGB V · G-BA: medicines directive, annex II (German) · Consumer advice centres: weight-loss injections (German)
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