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Room for collaboration in emergency home care
Cooperative health care institution Thuis & Veilig will procure emergency home care from regional providers, bundle this care, and sell it at a national level to health insurers. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has cleared this … -
Consumers could save substantially on their health insurances
Consumers are able to save substantially on the basic policies of their health insurances. This is one of the provisional conclusions of a study carried out by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) and the Dutch Healthcare Authority … -
ACM: health insurers in 2021 may still distribute the additional costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic among each other
Health insurers this year may still distribute the exceptional additional costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic among each other. This has been the answer of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) in response to questions posed by ZN … -
ACM’s response to planned distribution of COVID-19-related costs among health insurers in 2021
Health insurers in 2021 may still distribute the exceptional additional costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic among each other. This has been the answer of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) in response to questions posed by ZN … -
ACM: arrangements between health insurers and hospitals regarding COVID-related costs for 2021 are in the interest of patients
Health insurers and hospitals can make arrangements regarding financial assistance in 2021 in order to prevent far-reaching consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has approved this … -
Erasmus University Medical Center and IJsselland Hospital withdraw application for acquisition license
Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) in the city of Rotterdam will not acquire IJsselland Hospital located in the town of Capelle aan den IJssel. The hospitals have informed the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) of this … -
ACM studies: the insured’s diversity of wishes affects the negotiation balance between health insurers and hospitals
Approximately one in three insured believe that health insurers should negotiate fiercely in order to keep premiums low. Almost the same percentage of insured believe that health insurers should predominantly offer unlimited choice in health care options. … -
ACM extends its investigation into orphan drug CDCA-Leadiant
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) extends its investigation into the orphan drug CDCA manufactured by Leadiant. The investigation focuses on the question whether the manufacturer abuses a dominant position in the pricing of the … -
Popularity of health-insurance comparison websites calls for a balanced presentation of policy information
Comparison websites play an increasingly important role in the selection of health insurance policies. In addition, these sites are seen as trustworthy. These are some of the conclusions in the annual ACM Health Care Monitor of the Netherlands Authority … -
ACM to draw up guidelines regarding competition rules in order to mitigate ‘vendor lock-in’ in health care IT
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) will draw up guidelines that will clarify the competition rules for IT suppliers in health care. ACM has found that, in many cases, hospitals are ‘locked-in’ with their suppliers of health …