Minister Edith Schippers (VVD, People’s Health) has adapted and presented her controversial plan of care. Significant change is that insurers give a discount on the excess if policyholders opt for a more limited choice of doctor.
The previous plan Schippers for reforms in health care was killed in the Senate, by voting against from the PvdA. That almost caused a cabinet crisis.
Excess
Under the new plan could care insurance with a lower deductible only to caregivers when they selected health care use. This is especially attractive for dependents who think they are the compulsory excess, currently 375 euros per year, going to play.
“A lower deductible means furthermore less sickness and more purchasing power,” writes Schippers. The minister also thinks this way ‘avoid unnecessary care “is prevented.
Apart from that Boatmen stringent quality requirements for health insurers. Underperforming health insurance is the only cut, writes the minister. By making quality requirements more stringent, need fewer long are treated, and requires less recovery operations.
contract
Boaters will also rewarding make health insurers to elderly and ‘vulnerable’ insured loyalty. It is true that insurers just young, healthy insured want to capture. “I make extra funds for research in this field and its guidance.” For the caregiver must also pay to enter into a contract with an insurance company.
The new care plan Boaters should yield savings of EUR 1 billion, as the plan that was killed in December in the Senate . It would be a wider, but more complex ‘plan. Or the Labour Party Senators do agree with this proposal, to be seen.
Schippers says she has looked closely at the support for the proposal, but guarantees can not give them. “I know that in December,” said Schippers at the presentation of its plans
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