Zorgpremie 2017, significantly more expensive, at Achmea and VGZ – RTL News

Also, health insurance companies Zilveren Kruis/Achmea and VGZ increase the premium of the insurance policy. As the last of the two parties, they make their prices for 2017 are known. And completely in line with the competition are significantly higher than minister Schippers of public Health thought.

Next year, increases the zorgpremie for a basic health insurance at Silver Cross (Uk) 8 euros per month. Thus pay clients a maandpremie of 117,45 euros for a basic health insurance, an increase of 7.3 percent. Also almost all the additional insurance from Achmea to be more expensive.

VGZ also comes with a higher premium. The most sold insurance is rising by 4.6 per cent to 112,95 per month. The cheapest insurance of VGZ (Good Choice) is 5 euro more expensive and increases of 99.95 € 104,95 euro per month.

‘Actual costs are higher,’

Both insurance companies indicate that the actual cost will be even higher. Like other insurers say Achmea and VGZ that they have the stocks used to push the price down. Thursday let Menzis and CZ to RTL Z know that their amounts are still far below cost. Thus, the contributions from all the major health insurance more expensive.

It will mean the biggest increase in years:

Insurer	Premium 2016	Premium 2017	Difference in %
Silver Cross (Uk)	109,45	117,45	7,3
FBTO (Achmea)	99,95	108,50	9
ONVZ	106,65	115,91	8,7
VGZ	107,95	112,95	4,6
CZ	104,95	112,85	7,5
Menzis	107	119	11
OHRA	96,95	104,55	8
DSW	98,75	108	9,4
Delta Lloyd	107,50	115,83	7,5

Each insurance company has multiple brands. Click here for an overview of where your health insurance company.

That’s according to the providers because people, on average, longer life and more in need of care. Moreover, there will be better – but also more and more expensive – drugs and treatments available by the expansion of the basic package.

Still, the compulsory health insurance in 2017, significantly more expensive than where minister Schippers of public Health advance note held. They provided a premium increases of only 3.50 euros. According to Skippers can health insurers around 2 billion euro from their financial buffers to use for the zorgpremie coming year to be lower.

Excess reserves?

According to the Consumer, they have enough ‘excess’ reserves to the price increases and to restrict, something that minister Schippers agree. Association of care Insurers the Netherlands brings daartegenin that insurers have to deal with legal rules that certain reserves to prescribe. Also would the reserves according to insurers to be used to the fluctuations of the premiums.

In the Netherlands a basic health insurance mandatory. Until the end of the year, everyone can get their current insurance to cancel and switch to another insurer.

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