List of relevant organisations

Relevant organisations

• Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS)
  The ministry responsible for the Dutch healthcare system.
• College voor zorgverzekeringen (CVZ)
  The Health Care Insurance Board (CVZ) coordinates the implementation and funding of the Zorgverzekeringswet (Health Care Insurance Act) and the AWBZ (Exceptional Medical Expenses Act).
• Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB)
  The SVB, the social insurance bank, is responsible for administering certain social security benefits in the Netherlands.
  The SVB decide whether you are entitled to certain social security arrangement (such as AWBZ) and, consequently, they decide whether you are obliged to take out a public healthcare insurance.  
• Bureau for Belgian Affairs – Bureau voor Belgische Zaken (SVB)
  The Bureau for Belgian Affairs (BBZ) can tell you everything you need to know about Dutch-Belgian cross-border social security.
• Bureau for German Affairs – Bureau voor Duitse Zaken (SVB)
  The Bureau for German Affairs (BDZ) can tell you everything you need to know about Dutch-German cross-border social security.
• Tax and Customs Administration
  The healthcare allowance is administered by the Allowances department.
  The Tax and Customs Administration also decide what constitutes a reasonable expense and what is a realistic training allowance. More information can be obtained from your local office.
• AON
  Private insurance broker offering insurance packages to researchers and students.
• Lippmann
  Private insurance broker offering insurance packages to researchers and students. 

Further information

• Postbus 51
  Public information service of the Dutch government.
• EU Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
  Information on the EHIC on the European Commission's website.
• Expatica.com
  Information on the Dutch healthcare system on Expatica, a website for expatriates in the Netherlands.
• Kennisring
  Website with a lot of general and detailed information on social security and insurance.
  Dutch language only.