Long hospital waiting lists force Dutch to cross borders

More and more Dutch people are going across the border for medical treatment, report figures released by The Netherlands’ two largest insurers.

Trouw reported Monday that there were 1,000 claims for treatment in Belgium in 2006, but that number shot up to 8,000 in 2007.

AD also reported Monday that there were no waiting lists across the border.

Read full story: Expatica Netherlands, 27 May 2008