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You’re obliged to take out health insurance yourself. When you have health insurance, the costs are covered by your health insurance.Patients who can’t prove they’re insured will immediately need to pay at the out-of-hours GP practice with a debit card. These patients can subsequently claim back these costs if they’re insured for this. The same […]
Yes, you can pay for the costs of a visit to the out-of-hours GP practice with a debit card.
You may receive a separate bill from the pharmacy for medication you received during your visit to the emergency out-of-hours GP practice or during a visit. A surcharge will always be charged by the pharmacy for evening/night/weekend hours.
The Dutch Healthcare Authority (DHa) is a national organisation which sets the rates for healthcare institutions. The DHa assesses the rates the out-of-hours GP practice can charge every year. The rates may differ per out-of-hours GP practice.
That probably means not all your insurance details are correct.
The doctor’s assistant acts under the duty doctor’s responsibility. All advice is checked and assessed by the doctor. Every request for help is registered for your own GP’s medical file. Contact between a patient and the GP at the out-of-hours GP practice is not necessary in case of a telephone consultation.
The out-of-hours GP practice won’t be able to do anything about the amount on your bill. This is determined by the Dutch Healthcare Authority (DHa).
