Slight rise in people defaulting on health insurance payments; First time in 7 years
2 years ago

Slight rise in people defaulting on health insurance payments; First time in 7 years

NL Times  

The number of people who have stopped paying their health insurance premiums fell rapidly in recent years, but that decline has come to an end. According to the ministry, the fact that the number of defaulters decreased in recent years was likely due to health insurers putting more effort into restoring failed payment arrangements. It may also indicate that citizens were in a better position to comply with alternative payment arrangements clients made with their health insurance providers. Of the 170,221 defaulters at the end of last year, about 100,000 had been in that status for more than two years.

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

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

NL Times  

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 …

A record high of nearly 1.5 million people switched health insurers
1 year, 10 months ago

A record high of nearly 1.5 million people switched health insurers

NL Times  

Nearly 1.5 million people switched health insurers, according to final figures published by research center Vektis this week. It was the highest number of people to switch insurance since the introduction of the current health care system in 2006. The final balance was able to be calculated and announced, because people who canceled their old insurance right at the end …

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