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Several dozen Amsterdam doctors have started fining patients who miss their appointments without canceling them. There is a lot of pressure on general practitioner care in the Netherlands, and the physicians feel that no-shows waste time that could be spent on other patients. They want the fines to discourage the behavior, Parool reports. ....
Three major health insurers - Zilveren Kruis, CZ, and Stad Holland - will no longer offer reimbursement policies next year. This type of policy is an important pillar of the free choice of doctors - it always fully reimburses care from any healthcare provider, whether or not they have a contract with the insurer, the Volkskrant reports. ....
One in five Netherlands residents who needed healthcare in 2022 did not get it because they simply could not afford to, AD reports based on a survey by the Dutch Patient Federation among 10,056 of its members. Healthcare costs particularly impact the lives of chronically ill people. ....
Surprise bills from healthcare providers a common nasty surprise for Dutch patients nltimes.nl - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nltimes.nl Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hospital workers will again walk off the job in mid-April, when they will bring dozens of hospital staffing levels down so that only a basic level of care can be provided, similar to a normal Sunday. For the most part, only emergency care will continue. Rehabilitation centers will also participate in the strike, trade union FNV announced on Tuesday. ....