Itinera Institute Luncheon Lecture

Holland-Belgium: 1-0?

“Managed Competition in Health Care”

The cost of health care will soon become unaffordable, this much is sure.

                         We need to take action rather sooner than later. What can we learn form our neighbours?

 Wynand van de Ven, Professor of Health Insurance, Erasmus University Rotterdam elaborates and sketches the challenges ahead in the Netherlands.

Abstract

Since 2006 all Dutch citizens have to buy standardized individual health insurance coverage from a private insurer. Consumers have an annual choice among insurers, and insurers can selectively contract or integrate with health care providers. Subsidies make health insurance affordable for everyone. A Risk Equalization Fund compensates insurers for enrollees with predictably high medical expenses. Competing insurers are supposed to be(come) the prudent buyers of care on behalf of their insured. Although the reform of the health insurance market was a major achievement, the complementary reform of the provision market has only just begun, and is likely to be at least as complicated. The development of the insurers’ role as prudent purchasers of care is still work-in-progress. The challenge is now to successfully reform the market for the provision of health care.

Program

11.45 h

Welcome and sandwiches

12.15 h

Introduction by François Daue, Senior fellow at the Itinera Institute

12.20 h

"Managed Competition in Health Care"

Wynand van de Ven, Erasmus University Rotterdam

13.00 h

Questions

The presentation will be given in Dutch, but questions can be asked in English or French.

This event is free of charge, but the available seats are limited.