NetherlandsGezondheid en gezondheidszorg 25 · Health and healthcare

Every year you pay the first part of the costs of some care under the basic insurance yourself. What is this called?

In the exam (Dutch)

Je betaalt elk jaar zelf het eerste deel van de kosten voor sommige zorg uit de basisverzekering. Hoe heet dat?

  1. aThe premium (premie).De premie.
  2. bThe healthcare allowance (zorgtoeslag).De zorgtoeslag.
  3. cThe deductible (eigen risico).Het eigen risico.Correct answer

Why?

The deductible is an amount that you first pay yourself each year for certain care. After that, the insurance pays.

Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Dutch, as shown above.

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    Fatima goes to the GP. Is this taken from her deductible (eigen risico)?

    Correct answer:No, the GP does not count towards the deductible.

    Fatima gaat naar de huisarts. Gaat dit van haar eigen risico af? — Nee, de huisarts gaat niet van het eigen risico af.

  2. Gezondheid en gezondheidszorg 27

    Rana gets a high bill for her deductible (eigen risico). She cannot pay it all at once. What can she do?

    Correct answer:She asks her health insurer whether she may pay in parts.

    Rana krijgt een hoge rekening voor haar eigen risico. Ze kan niet alles in één keer betalen. Wat kan zij doen? — Ze vraagt haar zorgverzekeraar of ze in delen mag betalen.

  3. Gezondheid en gezondheidszorg 28

    After the birth, maternity care comes. Fatima pays a small amount per hour for it herself. What is this amount called?

    Correct answer:A personal contribution (eigen bijdrage).

    Na de bevalling komt er kraamzorg. Fatima betaalt daarvoor zelf een klein bedrag per uur. Hoe heet dat bedrag? — Een eigen bijdrage.

  4. Gezondheid en gezondheidszorg 29

    Is supplementary health insurance (aanvullende zorgverzekering) compulsory?

    Correct answer:No, you choose yourself whether you want it.

    Is een aanvullende zorgverzekering verplicht? — Nee, je kiest zelf of je die wilt.

Source

Our own practice questions, based on the official end terms (eindtermen) of the Knowledge of Dutch Society exam (Kennis van de Nederlandse Maatschappij, Annex 2 to the Regeling inburgering 2021). They are not the real exam questions, which are secret, and we use none of DUO’s practice exam questions. The English translation and the explanations were made with the help of AI; the exam itself is taken in Dutch. We are not affiliated with DUO or the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.

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