Table 4 Coverage of medical expenses by national healthcare (HC) systems
From: Social and medical needs of rare metabolic patients: results from a MetabERN survey
| Â | Fully covered by HC system (%) | Partially covered by HC system (%) | Not covered by HC system (%) | Costs covered by patient/ no profit ass. (%) | Do not know (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical devices (e.g., crutches, wheelchair, adapted bed, etc.) | 33.1 | 33.5 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 24.2 |
Medications | 50.4 | 43.7 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
Food supplements/dietary integrators | 26.2 | 27.9 | 29.2 | 0.7 | 16.1 |
Physiotherapy | 36.2 | 29.6 | 13.1 | 1.2 | 19.9 |
Speech therapy | 36.9 | 19.7 | 14.7 | 0.4 | 28.3 |
Home care assistance | 17.4 | 22.3 | 14.6 | 0.9 | 44.8 |
Psychological assistance | 25.1 | 15.6 | 20.9 | 2.5 | 35.9 |