{"id":2824,"date":"2024-10-31T14:24:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T13:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/healthcare-in-netherlands\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T07:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T06:45:07","slug":"healthcare-in-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/healthcare-in-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthcare in Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f4f7f7″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”5aed1b98-18b3-4841-8119-3a0fde1bca60″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/yellow-border-hexa.svg” background_size=”contain” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/73.-Plastest-II-scaled.jpg” title_text=”73. Plastest II” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”400px” width_tablet=”300px” width_phone=”250px” width_last_edited=”on|phone” max_width=”100%” height=”400px” height_tablet=”300px” height_phone=”250px” height_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_main_element=” clip-path: polygon(50% 0, 100% 25%, 100% 75%, 50% 100%, 0 75%, 0 25%);” custom_css_free_form=”selector img {|| object-fit: cover !important;|| width: 100% !important;||}||selector .et_pb_image_wrap {|| width: 100% !important;||}” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/57.-Verband-om-vinger-bij-meisje-scaled.jpg” title_text=”57. Verband om vinger bij meisje” align=”right” align_tablet=”right” align_phone=”right” align_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”250px” width_tablet=”250px” width_phone=”180px” width_last_edited=”on|phone” max_width=”100%” height=”250px” height_tablet=”250px” height_phone=”180px” height_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_margin=”-150px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”-100px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”-60px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_main_element=” clip-path: polygon(50% 0, 100% 25%, 100% 75%, 50% 100%, 0 75%, 0 25%);” custom_css_free_form=”selector img {|| object-fit: cover !important;|| width: 100% !important;||}||selector .et_pb_image_wrap {|| width: 100% !important;||}” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/starts-icon-2nd.svg” title_text=”starts-icon-2nd” align=”right” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” positioning=”absolute” position_origin_a=”top_right” horizontal_offset=”50px” z_index=”15″ width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”80px” max_width_phone=”50px” max_width_last_edited=”on|tablet” scroll_vertical_motion_enable=”on” scroll_vertical_motion=”0|50|50|100|-0.5|0|1.5″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”3dbcea37-02ad-43cd-be80-6cdfcb5f519f” header_5_font=”|700||on|||||” header_5_text_color=”#8DD0E1″ header_5_line_height=”20px” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Explanation of Dutch healthcare<\/h5>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”3dbcea37-02ad-43cd-be80-6cdfcb5f519f” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#337D82″ header_2_font_size=”36px” header_2_line_height=”40px” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”||||false|false” header_2_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_2_font_size_phone=”” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

How does it work here?<\/h2>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”3dbcea37-02ad-43cd-be80-6cdfcb5f519f” text_text_color=”#727272″ text_font_size=”16px” text_line_height=”24px” module_alignment=”left” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Healthcare in the Netherlands works differently than in many other countries. So maybe it is also different from what you are used to. On this page you will find a number of articles explaining how healthcare works in the Netherlands. <\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_id=”verschillen” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

The images below gives a visual explanation of healthcare in the Netherlands. Click it to enlarge.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Schermafbeelding-2025-08-12-092856.png” title_text=”Schermafbeelding 2025-08-12 092856″ url=”https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Schermafbeelding-2025-08-12-092856.png” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” height=”463px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Schermafbeelding-2025-08-12-092907.png” title_text=”Schermafbeelding 2025-08-12 092907″ url=”https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Schermafbeelding-2025-08-12-092907.png” url_new_window=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” height=”463px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” min_height=”150.6px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

The images are made by Pharos [2025]. On their website<\/a> you can download this visual in English and other languages.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.pharos.nl\/kennisbank\/?zoeken=infographic+eerstelijnszorg” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Images in other language” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” button_bg_color=”#8DD0E1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_id=”verschillen” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

See below for our articles about:<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”#verschillen” button_text=”The biggest differences” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” button_bg_color=”#E4C800″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”#HealthInsurance” button_text=”Health Insurance” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” button_bg_color=”#E4C800″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”#generalexplanation” button_text=”General explanation” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” button_bg_color=”#E4C800″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_id=”Verschillen” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”The biggest differences” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_blog fullwidth=”off” include_categories=”14″ show_more=”on” show_author=”off” show_date=”off” show_categories=”off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” read_more_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” read_more_font_size=”18px” read_more_line_height=”2.2em” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” box_shadow_style_image=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_blog][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_id=”HealthInsurance” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Health insurance” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

For a general explanation of Dutch health insurance, we recommend you watch this video:<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.uitlegzorgverzekering.nl\/en\/modules\/health-insurance-explained\/#!\/178\/stap-1.html” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Watch video” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” button_bg_color=”#E4C800″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

You can also find all the information you need about health insurance in the Netherlands on this Dutch government website:<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.government.nl\/topics\/health-insurance” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”To the website” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” button_bg_color=”#E4C800″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”generalexplanation” module_id=”generalexplanation” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”General explanation” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_blog fullwidth=”off” include_categories=”13″ show_more=”on” show_author=”off” show_date=”off” show_categories=”off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” read_more_font=”–et_global_heading_font|700|||||||” read_more_font_size=”18px” read_more_line_height=”2.2em” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” width=”100%” box_shadow_style_image=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_blog][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Explanation of Dutch healthcareHow does it work here?Healthcare in the Netherlands works differently than in many other countries. So maybe it is also different from what you are used to. On this page you will find a number of articles explaining how healthcare works in the Netherlands. The images below gives a visual explanation of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"dipi_cpt_category":[],"class_list":["post-2824","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nHealthcare in Netherlands - Fonkelzorginternational<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How does healthcare work in the Netherlands? Different than you're used to probably in your home country. We explain it to you.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/healthcare-in-netherlands\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Healthcare in Netherlands - Fonkelzorginternational\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How does healthcare work in the Netherlands? Different than you're used to probably in your home country. We explain it to you.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/healthcare-in-netherlands\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fonkelzorginternational\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-15T06:45:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Social-share-image.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1406\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\\\/en\\\/healthcare-in-netherlands\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\\\/en\\\/healthcare-in-netherlands\\\/\",\"name\":\"Healthcare in Netherlands - Fonkelzorginternational\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-10-31T13:24:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-15T06:45:07+00:00\",\"description\":\"How does healthcare work in the Netherlands? Different than you're used to probably in your home country. We explain it to you.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\\\/en\\\/healthcare-in-netherlands\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\\\/en\\\/healthcare-in-netherlands\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\\\/en\\\/healthcare-in-netherlands\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Healthcare in Netherlands\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Fonkelzorginternational\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Healthcare in Netherlands - Fonkelzorginternational","description":"How does healthcare work in the Netherlands? Different than you're used to probably in your home country. We explain it to you.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/healthcare-in-netherlands\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Healthcare in Netherlands - Fonkelzorginternational","og_description":"How does healthcare work in the Netherlands? Different than you're used to probably in your home country. We explain it to you.","og_url":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/healthcare-in-netherlands\/","og_site_name":"Fonkelzorginternational","article_modified_time":"2026-05-15T06:45:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2500,"height":1406,"url":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Social-share-image.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/healthcare-in-netherlands\/","url":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/healthcare-in-netherlands\/","name":"Healthcare in Netherlands - Fonkelzorginternational","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-10-31T13:24:49+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-15T06:45:07+00:00","description":"How does healthcare work in the Netherlands? Different than you're used to probably in your home country. We explain it to you.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/healthcare-in-netherlands\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/healthcare-in-netherlands\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/healthcare-in-netherlands\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Healthcare in Netherlands"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/","name":"Fonkelzorginternational","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2824"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4244,"href":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2824\/revisions\/4244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"dipi_cpt_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fonkelzorginternational.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dipi_cpt_category?post=2824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}