basic health insurance

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Cropped view of a woman building a puzzle shaped like a head
Health
Dutch health insurance shouldn't cover new Alzheimer's medicine: Healthcare Institute
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Dentist
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Dutch basic dental insurance costs surge 73% as coverage drops
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Kalverstraat, Amsterdam's famous shopping street
Business
Over 20 changes will impact your wallet in 2026 as Dutch law updates take effect Jan. 1
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Dentist
HealthBusiness
Health insurers' bundled packaging force Dutch to take out unneeded supplementary cover
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Ozempic
HealthBusiness
Dutch spending on diabetes meds jumped 76% in 4 years, largely due to "Ozempic effect"
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Back pain
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Tens of thousands in the Netherlands denied medical care due to lack of health insurance
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Health insurance
HealthBusiness
Most health insurers not hiking premiums; Menzis to scrap deductible for low-incomes
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Packaging box of Wegovy (semaglutide), an injectable prescription medication, weight-loss drug by pharmaceutical Novo Nordisk, in a pharmacy
Health
Dutch healthcare institute could add 2 more obesity medicines to basic health insurance
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Health insurance
HealthPolitics
Dutch gov't shelves plan to halve healthcare deductible to €165: report
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A woman walks by two homes for sale on the Javastraat in Amsterdam-Oost in July 2023.
Politics
Housing, healthcare dethroned asylum as Dutch voters' main concern since last election
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Health insurance
HealthPolitics
Health insurance suddenly displaces asylum, housing as main theme in latest debate
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Domestic violence.
CrimeBusiness
Dutch legal aid insurance leaves domestic violence, incest victims without coverage
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Health insurance
Business
Dutch health insurance premiums to rise 32–40 euros in 2026
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Dentist
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Most Dutch parties propose returning dental care to basic health coverage
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Doctor measuring a patient
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Nearly 90% of Dutch back insurance coverage for obesity drugs, poll finds
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Pink ribbon to support breast cancer research
Health
Health insurers stop covering several expensive cancer treatments
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Bills
Business
Nearly 1 million households missed bill payments last year
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Health insurance
HealthBusiness
Health insurers worried about court order to cover expensive cancer meds
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Pink ribbon to support breast cancer research
Health
Dutch health insurers no longer fully cover 2 breast cancer meds; Patients devastated
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Ozempic
Health
Pricey Ozempic for weight loss is increasing the Dutch health gap, experts fear
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Dentist
HealthPoliticsBusiness
People pushing dentists to yank out healthy teeth due to high costs of dental care
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Health insurance
HealthPolitics
2025 health insurance cuts to provide fewer supplemental benefits
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A stethoscope on a stack of euros
HealthBusiness
Annual health insurance premiums shot up €465 in five years, a 32% increase
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Health insurance
HealthBusiness
Rising health insurance costs drive Dutch to higher deductibles