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1 in 20 people in the Netherlands seeking a GP
About 60% of practices stopped accepting new patients in 2024 Hundreds of thousands of people in the Netherlands are currently ...
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Health ministry responded quickly and served public interests when procuring COVID-19 vaccines
Support for vulnerable countries had only limited success On the whole, COVID-19 vaccines were procured efficiently during the ...
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Policy on care fraud is mainly to hold meetings
Little action on suspected fraud: likelihood of detection low Measures to combat fraud involving public care funds rarely if ever ...
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Managing sensible care in the standard health insurance package has not delivered change
Netherlands Court of Audit: Health care that does not have a demonstrable effect and is not medically necessary has still not ...
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Mental healthcare: the bigger the problem, the longer the waiting list
Netherlands Court of Audit investigates causes of mental healthcare waiting lists The approach to mental healthcare waiting lists ...
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Bigger discounts needed on expensive medicines to avoid crowding-out effects
Minister helps to control spending; care not always cost-effective By signing a growing number of agreements on prices with ...
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