Insurers have ended the collaboration with GP chain Co-Med

Well being insurers CZ, VGZ, Menzis and Zilveren Kruis are fully ceasing cooperation with the business GP chain Co-Med. The contract was finalized as we speak. The chain says that they’re taking authorized motion towards the insurers.

Final week all insurers had their contracts already canceled. This additionally meant that the funding of the care supplied by the GP chain was stopped. The 50,000 sufferers within the ten clinics had been quickly given a brand new GP. A contingency plan for this had been ready for months.

The insurers cease the cooperation as a result of they consider that the standard of the care is at a low stage. Co-Med can not regulate staffing ranges in its practices, it was revealed after the insurers requested the information.

Man Vroemen, director of Co-Med, stated in response that the chain is in discussions with well being insurers. In response to him, Co-Med can be taking authorized motion. He doesn’t need to reply follow-up questions on this.

Final Friday, a day after the insurers canceled their contracts, Co-Med practices had been closed closed ’till additional discover’. Co-Med sufferers had been referred to the CZ website, which included an outline of locations the place sufferers may report.

The NOS made one other spherical of calls this morning. This confirmed that the telephone was solely answered on the Helmond office. Though it’s not but clear whether or not the follow is open to care. The one who answered the telephone declined to reply additional questions.

As a result of the practices usually are not accessible, “a critical threat to affected person care arises”, the insurers write. “It’s anticipated that Co-Med will be unable to appropriate the shortfall sooner or later. On this foundation, the well being insurers have determined to formally terminate the contracts.”