Dutch change massively of care insurance

Of the Dutch population this year 19 changes per cent of care insurer. Per cent still 12 are do this of plan. This becomes clear from research of the e mailmarketingbureau Tapps, carried out for the Volkskrant.

This could mean that more than five millions people change to a new insurer, thus the newspaper. For the research by e-mail 350,000 people has been invited take part. More than 45,000 of them have filled in the questionnaire.

Collective contract
For the overstappers was, according to the Volkskrant, the collective contract the most important reason of insurer change. 50 Per cent choose for a collective contract. People who were change still of plan, left especially the contents of the standard package and the extra.s ways. The overstappers to appear especially exist from higher opgeleiden, younger than 60 years.

More than expects
According to the newspaper, it the expectation that was at the reorientation to the new care scheme no longer than 20 per cent of the sixteen millions Dutch would change. The price battle under insurers has this percentage however does increase. By the end of February will become clear which insurers as victors from the fight to come, thus the Volkskrant.

Source: Volkskrant/Elsevier health care