{
  "id": 11329245,
  "title": "Money in short supply?: Hardship regulations for dental prosthetics: Who is eligible",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/geld-knapp-hartefallregelung-beim-zahnersatz-fur-wen-sie-gilt",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-02T01:11:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/medizin/geld-knapp-haertefallregelung-beim-zahnersatz-fuer-wen-sie-gilt/100259148.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "In Germany, statutory health insurance will cover 60-75% of the cost of standard dental prosthetics, but this will decrease to 50-65% from 2027. Currently, a three-part bridge costs around €1,718 for standard coverage, with the insurance covering €1,030 and the patient paying €688. Low-income individuals may be eligible for a hardship rule, which fully covers the cost of standard dental care if their monthly gross income is below certain limits, such as €1,582 for single people and €2,175.25 for those with one dependent. Those receiving social benefits, such as unemployment benefits or student grants, are automatically eligible for the hardship rule.",
  "summary": "Even those who opt for the statutory health insurance option for dentures have to pay extra - often several hundred euros. Is that simply not affordable? For such cases, there is a hardship rule.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Own shares increase: Dentures will soon cost more: How can you save?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/eigenanteile-steigen-zahnersatz-geht-bald-starker-ins-geld-wie-kann",
        "published": "2026-10-02T01:11:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}