The number of people who change health insurance in Veluweland is higher than the national average

The healing season resumes on November 12th. The government and health insurers then determined what would change the deductible, refunds and health care premiums. The level of the health insurance premium depends on the basic package, as well as the basic insurance. This package is revised every year and the health insurers adjust the premiums of their health insurance on the basis of this revision.

Since 2016, the franchise has remained unchanged and will remain so in the coming year. The basic insurance has been extended to the following supplements:

Assistance in case of severe overweight: combined intervention in favor of lifestyle (GLI)
COPD exercise therapy is reimbursed from the first session
In case of necessary research, reimbursement of the seated transport of the patient is more important.

Care allowance.
Not only are health care premiums changing, but the health care allowance is also increasing next year. For the new year, an annual premium increase of € 124 is taken into account. In order to calculate the health care allowance, the government also proceeded to an estimate of the new health care premiums. For a single household, the health care allowance increases by a maximum of 94 euros per year. For a household of several people, the supplement increases by a maximum of 281 euros per year.

Switchs in Veluweland
A study by the Ministry of Health and Care shows that during the 2018 care season, about 5.7% of the Dutch opted for health insurance.
For Veluweland, on average, 5.8% of residents responded. This percentage is just above the national average of 5.7% commutations.

See the table below:

Nunspeet – 5.7%
Epe – 6.4%
Heerde – 6.1%
Elburg – 5.1%
Oldebroek – 4.7%
Hattem – 5.5%

The reason people change health insurance is that their current health insurer is no longer the cheapest, they want a different set of care, or both.
It may be that your treatment package is perfect this year, but you have other care needs next year. Some products or services may no longer be reimbursed or there is another cheaper health insurer for a specific health care package. A reason enough to check if it is better and cheaper for the next year!

Source: Overstappen.nl