Watchdog orders big health insurers to act on waiting lists
Dutch NewsThe four big health insurance companies in the Netherlands are not doing enough to make sure their clients get good standards of care and have been told by the regulator to make improvements. Zilveren Kruis, CZ, VGZ and Menzis are “not fully” meeting their obligations, the healthcare council NZA said after a year-long project to look at services in four regions with the longest waiting lists – Drenthe, Midden-Holland, West-Brabant and Twente. Health insurers and healthcare providers must work together to ensure that people get the care they need.” Health economist Xander Koolman told the Volkskrant the NZA’s decision is a “tough policy change” with potentially major consequences. “In effect, the government was saying focus on affordability, accessibility is of less importance.” As a result, health insurers focused on cutting premiums which, he says, is understandable.
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