But the health insurer can no longer promise care that is always accessible to all, says CEO Joep de Groot in De Telegraaf.
Limits reached
Although health insurers have a duty of care, it is not possible to eliminate waiting lists in health care. The boundaries of the health system are achieved according to De Groot.
In determining the level of the health premium for next year, health insurers have to balance more than ever between rising health care costs and the higher salaries of health workers to be paid, on the one hand, and the affordability of the premium. for the insured on the other. More and more Dutch people are already unable to pay their health insurance premiums.
Unable to pay the premium
This also results from a study by independent comparison site. Almost half of the Dutch, 43 per cent, fear that they will no longer be able to pay health insurance. And 40 percent will then look around to see if they cost less with another health insurer.
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Tomorrow, November 12, all insurers must have announced their rates for basic and additional health insurance. So you can compare and change for six weeks.
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CZ De Groot CEO says he used “a significant amount of equity” to keep the increase in the premium amount as small as possible. But there is a limit to that, he says. In the long run, something needs to be done to curb rising healthcare costs and premiums.
Due to the aging of the population, the demand for care is increasing, while the number of people providing extra care is lagging behind.
Reorganization needed
He therefore wants a rapid reorganization of care, with high expectations of the health system Integral Health Agreement. For example, applications that do not belong to health insurers will more often end up in the social domain. There will also be a more rigorous look at whether certain treatments are desirable.
But in any case, according to De Groot, these are not measures that will reduce costs in the short term. He believes that the longer health care reform is delayed, the greater the challenge.
