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Health care system innovation in the Netherlands - with a special focus on primary care

Health care system innovation in the Netherlands - with a special focus on primary care. André Knottnerus , MD, PhD Chair, Scientific Council for Government Policy, The Hague Professor of General Practice, Maastricht University. N = 16.859.390.

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Health care system innovation in the Netherlands - with a special focus on primary care

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  1. Health care system innovation in the Netherlands - with a special focus on primary care André Knottnerus, MD, PhDChair, Scientific Council for Government Policy, The HagueProfessor of General Practice, Maastricht University N = 16.859.390

  2. Since World War II: primary care cornerstone of Dutch health care system • Full access to primary medical care • all citizens have a GP (60% > 10 years • GP coordinates specialist referrals • insurance • primary, referred specialist & long-term-care • population coverage practically complete • until 2006 • two thirds insured by public insurance funds; one third - above income threshold - privately insured • primary medical care: full capitation fee for publicly insured

  3. Progress primary care since 60s • (3 years) post-MD vocational training of GPs • Strong basis of academic primary care research • Evidence-based clinical guidelines covering most problems presented to primary care • Strong ICT/EMR-infrastructure • Structural collaboration between GPs and other primary care disciplines e.g., community nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, psychologists, social care, dietary care, obstetricians  multidisciplinary health centers

  4. From 2000 relative cost started to increase (1999- 2009: 8.1  12.0 % of GDP (vs.17.4% USA)(OECD) • System • did too little to control increasing health care expenditures and • offered too little choice for consumers • New health insurance system introduced (2006)

  5. Key objectives of new system • More effective cost containment by stimulating competition between insurers and among health care providers • More influence insurers and consumers on cost and quality • Safeguarding good care quality for everyone • Promoting health care innovation

  6. System changes • Mix of public and private elements • public insurers privatized or merged with private insurers • basic package of essential health care (determined by MoH) • obligatory “own-risk coverage” €360/year (not for GP care) • Premium for basic package set by competition between insurers (and care providers) as to price and quality • Insurers must accept all without selecting risks • Low incomes receive subsidy for basic insurance • Option for additional package of non-vital extras • Necessary long-term institutional and nursing home care covered by mandatory tax-based insurance; income-dependent premium

  7. System changes forprimary care • GPs: partial fee-for-service in addition to still relatively substantial capitation payment for all • This enables GPs to keep fulfilling also non-consultation related preventive roles • Extra allowances for: • caring for elderly and people with low-incomes • taking part in health care innovation, such as programmatic care for patients with chronic illness, substitution, and quality improvement inititiatives

  8.  Facilitation and spread of primary care innovations, e.g., • More collaboration/exchange between primary care and public health workers, patient/consumer groups, local communities • analysis local health care needs priority programmes (e.g., alcoholism, loneliness, mobility, telemedicine, falls prevention) • frontrunner initiativesstimulateotherto follow • Multidisciplinary regional ‘chronic care networks’ (e.g., diabetes, COPD) : 11 in 2006, 100 now, covering 75% of GPs • Primary specialist care • better co-ordination • joint consultations /complex problemslessreferrals, samequality • substitution of follow-up aftercancer treatment • More evaluation of effectiveness/efficiency of innovations (UMCs, national research funds)

  9. Development health care costs Percentage increase of expenditures per year * In 2013 almost no increase (0.1%) in percentage of GDP (NL National StatisticsInstitute )

  10. Learning points • Be practical, notideological (e.g., mix public – private has advantages) • Rewardqualityratherthanquantitybettermeasuringqualitykeychallenge • Primary care innovationneeds • Frontrunners , recognition of role, incentives forquality • Evidence-basedambition • Support frominsurers, academia, and policy

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