“Buurtzorg growing dramatically despite missed payments’ – NU.nl

This tells the founder and director of Buurtzorg Jos de Blok, Saturday in an interview with NRC Next .

Since its founding Buurtzorg has grown considerably each year by tens of percent . The home care company has meanwhile eight thousand staff who provide tens of thousands of elderly care.

The block runs every year against the constraints of the financial system. That financing system says that prior insurers and homecare discuss how much money should spend the setting. This is done on the basis of the expenditure of the previous year.

The growth Buurtzorg will not be reimbursed the money spent each year on health insurers. The budget Buurtzorg may issue has been exceeded each year because more elderly people to be cared for.

Kick

Buurtzorg should really steer away new customers, but beyond expressing budgets. Insurers must therefore afterwards cash settlement to rescue a financial noose Buurtzorg.

In 2014, had too much spent Buurtzorg 60 million, because the home care company had more patients than in 2013. Finally, the deficit was reduced to 2.7 million.

“Our growth actually means a risk. Theoretically we have a big problem if the insurance companies do not reimburse additional work done. when we delivered more care in a year to 60 million euros than agreed, we could fall over. we did not get paid over the years to more than 25 million of care provided is a loss that we take, “said Jos de Blok.

TSN

Buurtzorg attempts in many municipalities to take over the home healthcare activities and staff of the emergency leading TSN. Initially it will involve about 7,500 workers and care activities for more than 30,000 elderly and disabled.

Buurtzorg to have 270 municipalities where TSN asset has been sent a proposal. Several municipalities have rejected this proposal because it would cost too much money.

Due to various rejections Buurtzorg can take less staff and dependents than was thought. In total Buurtzorg and other home care companies can according to the Association of Dutch Municipalities take some 3,350 employees.

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