The core of the plan is that insurers patients discount can give it your own risk if they use a care provider selected by the insurer.
With the new package will Schippers still required budget savings of 1 billion euros realize.
After Schippers last December saw killed her bill for the containment of free choice of doctor in the Senate, there were the minister three scenarios ready. She could resubmit the bill, an Order in Council or try a new package of measures to come
“The goal remains the same: quality of care needs to pay.”, Schippers said Friday at a news conference. “Care should be available to everyone and affordable.”
Excess
With its new measures Schippers hopes to lure health insurers to focus on the people who need care . Now some insurers are focused on the group of healthy people who make little use of care.
By insurers to enable letting the excess fall, they are focused on the group of elderly and chronic sick. This may mean that the excess can rise to the healthy and young people. Schippers hopes, however, that the cost of care in its totality will decrease so that the deductible for young people and sent not rising.
In addition, insurers should be able to conclude long-term contracts. This would, Boaters should lead to more peace in the healthcare sector
She has the new proposal Friday sent to parliament
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Free choice of doctor
In the old bill was intended that the free choice of doctor with A budget policy would be limited. Insurers would thereby only the care that was provided by contracted care reimbursement.
Opponents felt that health insurers would thereby gain too much power. The insurer would determine which patient had a physician visit. This limitation would also go against the basic human right to determine by whom and how he lets treat his body.
In the House voted alongside coalition parties VVD and PvdA also the ‘friendly’ opposition parties D66 , Christian Union and SGP for the bill.
That combination had with government parties VVD and PvdA in the Senate should be good for 38 of the 75 seats, a narrow majority. However, as voted three Labour senators last December against.
Improvements
In a first reaction the Green announces “significant improvements” to see the new plan of Schippers against the Health Care Act who died in December at the Senate.
“That is more emphasis on people with a chronic illness is an improvement. But this group needs to be protected across the board in their care costs,” said spokesman care Corinne Ellemeet.
In addition, the party that the minister could have done more to curb the power of insurers.
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