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Dutch insurers face new competitor amid allegations that half of hospitals will close

The big four Dutch healthcare insurers will soon face a new competitor. The SAZ, which represents the 42 smallest Dutch hospitals, plans on launching the new insurance scheme by the end of the year. The head of the association, Binso Wymenga, alleges that the SAZ is doing this because the big insurers want to close down his members, who make up nearly half of the 91 general and academic hospitals in the Netherlands. We take a look at Mr. Wymenga’s claims, and what this new plan involves.
June 29, 2012

Netherlands moves to Mechanical Turk for homecare workers

The Netherlands is set to liberalise its health workforce, allowing self-employed carers and nurses to practice freely. The primary focus right now is on getting these independent healthcare workers into the homecare market: a €20 million fund has been established to be used by insurers to purchase their services. Patients will be free to identify and select qualified staff over the web, rather like Amazon's mechanical turk model. How will this affect incumbent homecare providers? How does the new system work? We investigate.
June 21, 2012

Irish outsourcing hopes fade

Hopes that Ireland may outsource €45m of family doctor (GP) diagnostic lab tests any time soon look wide of the mark, as the public sector responds and government reforms move towards a trust structure.
June 15, 2012

IMMAC plans British entry

Healthcare property fund IMMAC Capital with over €1bn under management in Germany and Austria, is scoping out potential deals in the UK, while mulling over entering the Dutch and Belgian markets. We spoke to Immac to find out their thoughts on the market.
May 18, 2012

FREE BLOG Could Dutch healthcare reform be derailed?

The past decade has seen consistent and measured healthcare reform change in only one West European country - the Netherlands. How far does the fall of the right wing government imperil Dutch healthcare reform and damage the consensus which has enabled a market-driven system to emerge?
May 15, 2012

European healthcare fund plans abandoned

British real estate investment firm MedicX has indefinitely postponed plans to create a first European fund. German-Dutch fund manager Euro Ejendomme has decided to abandon healthcare altogether. We talk to the companies to find out why - and whether this bodes poorly for the healthcare real estate market.
May 15, 2012

Home oxygen prices vary by a factor of eight across Europe

Reimbursements for the provision of medical oxygen in the home vary by as much as eightfold, with the Dutch paying as little as €835 compared to as much as €6,760 in Switzerland and €5,668 in France. In the UK some NHS authorities pay as little as €1,215.  Why is there so much variance? And which countries are doing the most to control costs?
April 17, 2012

Drug compliance sales soar in Netherlands

In the Netherlands, Alliance Boots is seeing 30% year-on-year growth rates in its drug compliance business as the sector gets more attention from the government.
April 17, 2012

Using the web to set patients free

New websites, which bring together groups of qualified carers and allow patients to easily identify and select people with the expertise they need, are growing in the Netherlands, said Bas Leerink, director of statutory insurer Menzis, talking at the Healthcare Europa conference. Randomised trials show they save money and improve care....
March 20, 2012
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