Which reports the CBS. Not only did the care for corona patients lead to extra costs, but also, for example, the purchase of mouth caps and the bonus for healthcare employees.
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The extra health care expenditure was mainly incurred by the government. He spent 340 euros more per person on this last year. Through the health insurance and the Long-term Care Act, 190 euros more was spent per Dutch person.
The bills that people had to pay for care themselves went down by 40 euros. This is partly because people went to specialists such as a physiotherapist and dentist less often.
4.1 billion in aid
Healthcare costs increased not only due to the treatment of Covid patients and expenditure on protective equipment, but also, for example, due to extra shelter for the homeless. In addition, care providers were compensated for lost turnover because much regular care was postponed or cancelled.
In May we visited the Amphia Hospital in Breda, where many operations were also postponed. Heart patient Leon had to wait longer for his operation due to corona
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An estimated EUR 4.1 billion went into these support schemes. The bonus that healthcare employees received for their efforts during the first wave and the many corona tests also led to high costs.
A total of 116 billion euros was spent on care and welfare last year. That is 8.9 billion euros more than in 2019. The expenditure of providers of nursing, care and medical specialist care rose the most.
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