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ACM clears merger between two Dutch physical-rehabilitation centers
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has cleared the merger between two physical-rehabilitation centers in the western Dutch province of Zuid-Holland: Sophia Revalidatie in the city of the Hague and Rijnlands Revalidatie Centrum in … -
Health insurers can differentiate themselves more on service and group insurances
The major health insurance companies are able to differentiate themselves more on the services to their customers and on group insurances. Not only do the insured directly benefit from better service, it also contributes to the quality and diversity of … -
Regional hospital cleared to acquire part of rival’s orthopaedic treatments
The St. Antonius Hospital in the central Dutch town of Nieuwegein is allowed to acquire part of the orthopaedic treatments of the St. Maartenskliniek hospital in the nearby town of Woerden. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has … -
Room for collaboration in emergency home care
Cooperative health care institution Thuis & Veilig will procure emergency home care from regional providers, bundle this care, and sell it at a national level to health insurers. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has cleared this … -
Two mental-health care institutions cleared to join forces under strict conditions
Two Rotterdam-based mental-health care institutions, Parnassia Groep and Stichting Antes, are allowed to join forces once several clinics, treatment centers, and patients have been transferred to a competitor, GGZ Delfland. According to the Netherlands … -
ACM calls for increased transparency in online reviews
One of the topics of the 2016-2017 Agenda of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is ‘Online consumers’. As part of this topic, ACM has carried out a study into online reviews. Online reviews are evaluations made by consumers about … -
Consumers look for certainty when taking out health insurance
Consumers look for certainty when choosing a health insurance policy. This is particularly true for consumers who have already been with the same health insurer for a long period of time. Of those consumers, almost one in two say that having the assurance … -
Erasmus MC cleared to acquire ADRZ hospital
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has cleared the acquisition of the Admiraal de Ruyter Hospital (ADRZ) by the Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC). ADRZ has locations in the towns of Goes and Vlissingen, which are … -
InSight 2017
Make full use of the strengths of the market and the government. That is the central message that the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) puts forward in this year’s publication of ‘InSight’ (in Dutch: Het Signaal). What are the … -
ACM 2016 Highlights
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets has published its annual report (in Dutch). An English version of the full report will be published later in 2017. A preview of the highlights from the 2016 Annual Report (in English) can be found below. …