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Our comparison tool will help you find the top health insurance companies in The Netherlands. Applying is easy, personalized and can be done within 5 minutes.
We are the first Dutch healthcare insurance broker for expats and students from abroad.
Comparing health insurance policies is not complicated. Get personalized results the fast and easy way!
Our call centre is run by experts, ready to answer all your questions regarding Dutch medical insurance.
Our service is 100% free to use. Applying for a new insurance policy is fast, easy and reliable.
If you work in The Netherlands you are required to apply for a basic health insurance. Even if you have a part-time job or internship that pays at least the minimum wage.
From the moment you have a BSN, you have four months to apply for a health insurance in The Netherlands. You risk a fine if you wait too long.
Are you unsure whether it is mandatory for you to apply for a Dutch health insurance plan, for example, when you are a student?
Then please call us at : +31 (0) 10 34 000 20.
The overview above shows Dutch insurance providers and their monthly premiums for basic healthcare.
The basic insurance plan is already quite extensive and is more or less equal for all health insurance companies.
This insurance covers essential medical care, such as:
An insurance premium is to be paid to the insurance company every month. The average premium is about 110 euro per month for basic health care. Needless to say, the insurance premium will increase or decrease based on your preferences and chosen cover.
Once you use your basic health insurance you will first have to pay the deductible excess (in Dutch: eigen risico) up to 385 euro. Only after you have paid the amount the insurance company will reimburse any further costs.
The excess stacks up during the year and resets with every new year. You won’t have to pay the deductible for the general practitioner or for any health care covered by a supplemental insurance policy.
International students and expats with a (part-time) job may be entitled to ‘zorgtoeslag’, a health insurance allowance from the Dutch government.
The allowance will help you to compensate the costs of Dutch health insurance. There are some conditions which must be met in order to claim a financial compensation.
You must:
The maximum healthcare benefit in 2023 is 154 euro per month for singles and 265 euro per month for families.
When comparing health insurance plans in The Netherlands you might want look at your preferences regarding:
Follow these steps to do a health insurance comparison:
Fill in your year of birth; please note that the premiums may change later.
Select ‘free choice’ in the ‘hospitals’ section of the filter if you wish to select your own hospital and care provider.
Note that most health insurance funds (without the free choice option) have an extensive range of hospitals you may choose from.
Select the deductible excess.
A higher excess will result in a lower premium but also has some disadvantages.
Select any supplementary coverage you wish to have, such as, dental insurance or physiotherapy.
The Dutch basic health insurance covers emergency medical care abroad up to the Dutch tariffs. Treatments in other countries may be more expensive, meaning you need to pay a percentage of the bill yourself.
To extend your cover, you may choose either Europe or Global cover to get a higher (or full) reimbursement for treatments abroad (Europe or Worldwide).
Note: every time you select a filter, the comparison program will find the cheapest health providers in your situation, and sort them by monthly premium.
Once you have completed the filter options, refer to the results with an overview of all available health insurance providers in The Netherlands. They are sorted by monthly premium.
By clicking “view plan” you will redirected to the healthcare provider page where you can fill in your personal information and choose the insurance fund you want.
Once you have applied, you will receive your policy form and insurance card within a few working days.
Note: some health insurance companies have a dedicated page for English speaking customers. If available, this is indicated below the ‘view plan’ button.
When comparing, keep an eye out for:
By default, we always show the cheapest option for the visitor, even if we do not have a partnership with them.
However, it is possible to view all health insurers by using function in the healthcare insurance comparator and selecting “All”.
You can find this function at the top right of this page. We think it’s only fair that you can compare the full range of options with just one click.
On Zorgwijzer, you can make a comparison between all Dutch health insurers, with the exception of insurers intended for specific target groups (collectives) and/or not individually available.
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