Health insurance for expats in the Netherlands
In the Netherlands there is a healthcare system for everybody, it means every citizen of the Netherlands who is living and/or working in the Netherlands needs to have insurance for health care. This is required by law.
Health insurance required by law
This required health insurance is for basic health care, every year there will be decided what will be in the basic package and what health care is additional. If you want additional health care you can add an extra package to your health insurance. Dental care is also provided in an additional package. Additional packages are not required by law.
You are free to choose your healthcare insurance company. At the end of each calendar year(December) you can change to another insurance company for the coming year.