Health insurance costs to rise €470 annually by 2027: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

Health insurance costs to rise €470 annually by 2027: Report

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Rising healthcare costs will cause a massive increase in health insurance premiums in the coming year. Premiums for the basic health insurance packages have already increased by over 10 euros to around 138 euros per month this year. By 2027, basic health insurance will cost about 175 euros per month, the planning office predicts. And rising wages mean care institutions have higher expenses, making health insurance more expensive.

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Healthcare payments to rise by around €11 per month in 2025
1 month, 1 week ago

Healthcare payments to rise by around €11 per month in 2025

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Healthcare premiums are rising by an average of €11 per month in 2025, but the gap between cheapest and most expensive has stretched to €433, according to research by comparison website Zorgwijzer. Zilveren Kruis premiums are rising by an average of €9.62 a month, the lowest of the big four, while CZ is the most expensive, with a rise of …

Health insurance premiums rising nearly €10 per month in 2025
1 month, 1 week ago

Health insurance premiums rising nearly €10 per month in 2025

NL Times  

Zilveren Kruis, VGZ, and Menzis are increasing the monthly premium for their most popular basic health insurance by almost 10 euros next year. Holders of VGZ’s most popular basic health insurance policy will pay 157.30 euros next year, 10.35 euros more than this year. Menzis used the premium announcement to advocate for the healthcare allowance to be paid directly to …

More people struggling to pay health insurance premium for first time in 10 years
5 months, 4 weeks ago

More people struggling to pay health insurance premium for first time in 10 years

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After almost ten years of steady decline, the number of people unable to pay their health insurance premiums for at least six months suddenly increased last year. The financial incentive does not work and only pushes struggling people deeper into financial problems, AEF consultants noted last year in a report commissioned by the Ministry of Public Health. “You also run …

DSW to raise monthly health insurance premium by record €11.50 per month
1 year, 2 months ago

DSW to raise monthly health insurance premium by record €11.50 per month

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Dutch insurance provider DSW will raise the cost of their basic health insurance package to 149 euros per month next year, equivalent to 1,788 euros per year. That reflects a record-high increase of 11.50 euros monthly, or 138 euros annually, an increase not seen since the current healthcare system started in 2006. The company is traditionally the first in the …

Health insurance premiums increased 61% since introduction of healthcare system
2 years ago

Health insurance premiums increased 61% since introduction of healthcare system

NL Times  

Health insurance premiums have risen by an average of 61 percent since 2006, according to the comparison website Pricewise. Since the introduction of the current healthcare system, the average health insurance premium went from 85.58 euros per month to 137.42 euros per month next year. Until 2006, the Netherlands had a healthcare system in which the health insurance fund covered …

Health insurance premiums soar (+ how much you can save in 2023)
2 years, 1 month ago

Health insurance premiums soar (+ how much you can save in 2023)

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All Dutch health insurance companies have announced their premiums for 2023 so that means the window for changing your insurance plan has officially begun. Premiums may be rising, but this year, switching to another health insurance could be even more financially rewarding, data by Zorgwijzer suggests. About 85% of the population is insured with one of the four biggest insurance …

Health insurance premiums soar (+ how much you can save in 2023)
2 years, 1 month ago

Health insurance premiums soar (+ how much you can save in 2023)

Dutch News  

All Dutch health insurance companies have announced their premiums for 2023 so that means the window for changing your insurance plan has officially begun. Premiums may be rising, but this year, switching to another health insurance could be even more financially rewarding, data by Zorgwijzer suggests. About 85% of the population is insured with one of the four biggest insurance …

Half of Dutch can’t afford health insurance premiums; More expect to switch insurers
2 years, 1 month ago

Half of Dutch can’t afford health insurance premiums; More expect to switch insurers

NL Times  

A massive 43 percent of Netherlands residents fear they will no longer be able to afford their health insurance after insurers announce the premiums for next year, BNR reports based on a study by comparison site Independer. On Budget Day, the Ministry of Public Health announced that the basic health insurance package would increase by 127 euros to 1,649 euros …

DSW increasing health insurance premium by nearly €10 to €137.50 per month
2 years, 2 months ago

DSW increasing health insurance premium by nearly €10 to €137.50 per month

NL Times  

Health insurer DSW will increase the premium for its basic health insurance by 9.75 euros to 137.50 euros per month next year. DSW chairman Aad de Groot said that higher healthcare costs caused the increase in premiums. After the increase, the average basic health insurance premium could amount to approximately 137 euros per month. De Groot told the newspaper that …

This is how much your health plan costs in 2022 (and why you should switch)
3 years, 1 month ago

This is how much your health plan costs in 2022 (and why you should switch)

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The annual window for changing your health insurance has officially begun. According to Zorgwijzer’s price overview, the average basic health insurance accounts to €128.30 euro per month with the statutory €385 own risk payment. ‘Price rises in the health insurance market mainly have to do with our ageing society, increase in chronic diseases and new medical innovations,’ says Koen Kuijper, …

This is how much your health plan costs in 2022 (and why you should switch)
3 years, 1 month ago

This is how much your health plan costs in 2022 (and why you should switch)

Dutch News  

The annual window for changing your health insurance has officially begun. According to Zorgwijzer’s price overview, the average basic health insurance accounts to €128.30 euro per month with the statutory €385 own risk payment. ‘Price rises in the health insurance market mainly have to do with our ageing society, increase in chronic diseases and new medical innovations,’ says Koen Kuijper, …

Health insurance premiums set to rise as excess charge is frozen
3 years, 3 months ago

Health insurance premiums set to rise as excess charge is frozen

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Health insurance premiums are expected to rise next year after MPs froze the excess charge for the sixth year running. MPs universally backed a motion by Socialist MP Peter Kwint in June calling for the current rate of €385 to be maintained next year. Without the minister’s intervention the deductible charge would have gone up by around €10 to reflect …

Health insurance premiums set to rise as excess charge is frozen
3 years, 3 months ago

Health insurance premiums set to rise as excess charge is frozen

Dutch News  

Health insurance premiums are expected to rise next year after MPs froze the excess charge for the sixth year running. MPs universally backed a motion by Socialist MP Peter Kwint in June calling for the current rate of €385 to be maintained next year. Without the minister’s intervention the deductible charge would have gone up by around €10 to reflect …

Health insurance to rise by €58 a year in 2021 and switching pays off
4 years, 1 month ago

Health insurance to rise by €58 a year in 2021 and switching pays off

Dutch News  

The annual window for changing health insurance is almost upon us, and health insurance companies have been publishing their new premium rates. The average Dutch health insurance premium will go up by €58 in 2021, according to an overview by health insurance website Zorgwijzer. The four largest insurance companies, Zilveren Kruis, VGZ, CZ and Menzis have raised their basic insurance …

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