Questione giuridica chiave
Whether compulsory health insurance must reimburse a physician for self-treatment costs
Decisione estratta
No; reimbursement requires a recoverable fee claim, which is absent when patient and treating doctor are the same person.
Motivazione estratta
The Tiers garant/Tiers payant system presupposes a triangular relationship between insurer, insured patient, and treating provider. A person cannot owe remuneration to himself, and the KVG leaves no room for treating self-treatment as reimbursable service.