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After years of rising rates, health insurance premiums will remain virtually unchanged next year. This is evident from the basic premiums announced by health insurers. At two of the four major health insurers (CZ and Menzis), the basic premiums will remain the same, while at Zilveren Kruis they will increase by €3 and at VGZ they will decrease by €3. The prices come as no surprise. Traditionally, the smaller health insurer DSW announced its new …
CZ is keeping the premium for basic health insurance unchanged next year. Good news for the four million policyholders of the Brabant-based health insurer, but CEO Joep de Groot is tempering expectations. "It's a one-time windfall. And it won't change anything about rising healthcare costs."
A welcome change for your wallet: three of the four major health insurers are not raising their basic health insurance premiums next year. At CZ and Menzis, the monthly payment will remain the same. VGZ is even lowering its premium slightly. Only Zilveren Kruis is increasing the price of basic health insurance. See here how much your health insurance premium will be next year.
Tilburg-based health insurer CZ will keep the premium for its most popular basic health insurance policy the same next year. The policy costs €159.99 per month, the same as this year. CZ is one of the largest insurers in the country. CZ says it will use nearly €57 million from its own savings and a one-time windfall to prevent a price increase. The Tilburg-based company points out, however, that healthcare is becoming increasingly expensive and …
The basic health insurance premium will remain stable or even decrease next year at several major insurers. CZ is keeping the premium at €159.99 per month, VGZ is lowering it by over €3, and DSW is charging €158.50. This is the first time in years that the Dutch haven't seen significant premium increases. The premium decrease is due to an unexpected windfall: the Health Insurance Fund has a surplus of over €2 billion. Income-related premiums fun…
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