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Health insurers to make hospital tariffs more transparent
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is of the opinion that health insurers, not hospitals, should make the next move in giving consumers more insight into the tariffs of hospital treatments that fall below the deductible. Health … -
ACM: hospital mergers do not demonstrably improve health care quality
Mergers between hospitals have not demonstrably helped improve health care quality. This has been the conclusion of a study that was commissioned by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) into the quality effects of 14 hospital mergers … -
Collaboration between three hospitals benefits cancer patients
Three hospitals in the central Dutch province of Utrecht are allowed to collaborate in complex cancer care. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) expects this collaboration to yield sufficient benefits for patients and the insured. The … -
Guidelines on collective procurement of prescription drugs
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets has drawn up guidelines to inform hospitals and health insurers about the room that the competition rules offer for collective procurement of prescription drugs for medical specialist care. ACM observes … -
Guidelines on collective procurement of prescription drugs: hospitals and health insurers can increase their clout
Purchasing agents of hospitals and health insurers can increase their clout by collectively purchasing prescription drugs for specialist medical care more often. If they do so, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) believes that they …