Wijziging van de Zorgverzekeringswet in verband met de verhoging van het verplicht eigen risico

This is a Dutch legislative procedure amending the Health Insurance Act (Zorgverzekeringswet) to raise the mandatory deductible (verplicht eigen risico), the amount insured people must pay themselves for healthcare each year before their insurer covers the remaining costs. The bill was submitted to the Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer). Based on the title alone, it concerns changing the financial contribution required from patients within the national health insurance system. Everyone insured under the Dutch basic health insurance scheme would be affected if the deductible is increased, as it applies to most healthcare costs. The metadata does not specify the new amount or timing, so the exact impact on households is not clear from this information alone.