The National Health Care Institute (Zorginstituut Nederland) carries out tasks relating to two Dutch statutory health insurance schemes: the Health Insurance Act (Zorgverzekeringswet) and the Long-Term Care Act (Wet langdurige Zorg, Wlz). The National Health Care Institute’s role in maintaining the quality, accessibility and affordability of health care in the Netherlands involves five tasks:
• managing the basic health care package;
• encouraging improvements in health care quality;
• advising on innovations in health care professions and education;
• implementing arrangements for special groups of (un)insured persons;
• funding
Contact
Web: zorginstituutnederland.nl
Twitter: @ZiNLActueel
E-mail: info@zinl.nl
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