🇳🇱 Netherlands · Healthcare
How the Netherlands healthcare system works — public vs private care, eligibility, and costs for residents and visitors.
The Netherlands runs a system of mandatory basic health insurance: everyone who lives or works in the Netherlands must take out basic health insurance (basisverzekering) from a private insurer, which must accept you for the basic package. Lower-income residents may receive a healthcare allowance (zorgtoeslag). The Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) regulates the system.
- Everyone living/working in the Netherlands must take out basic health insurance from a private insurer.
- Insurers must accept everyone for the basic package; lower-income residents may get a healthcare allowance.
- The Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) regulates the system.
Official authorities
- Health insurance (Government.nl)
Official guide to mandatory basic health insurance.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Government of the Netherlands — Central government policy and public-service portal
- Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) — Residence permits, visas, and naturalisation
- Tax Administration (Belastingdienst) — Dutch income tax, VAT, and tax-number registration
- Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (KVK) — Company registration and the business register