Since the Grey Club started the campaign, it has contacted several zorgverzekering offices and agents. To this date, NO zorgverzekering can offer a medical insurance for an unlimited stay in the Philippines for a premium like that being charged here. They are offering a world-wide medical insurance at an exorbitant cost. The insurance agents in the Philippines have limited coverage. Additional coverage means high premium.

Some zorgverzekering allow a stay of 12 months outside the Netherlands in a non-EU country (like the Philippines). This 12-month stay is given to some business concerns / organizations / stiching (like the Katholieke Bond Vereniging (KBO). But, there are conditions imposed on the insured person: must be a resident of the Netherlands; has a bank account in the Netherlands; and must return on or before the 12-month period elapses.

If one is still working or if his/her insurance is still with the same office, check, if your zorgverzekering has 12-month medical coverage outside the EU.

If you are already in the AOW you can ask your zorgverzekering what stichting is connected with them that gives the 12-month medical coverage.

As reported earlier, KBO (open to 65+) is affiliated with ZilverenKruis/Achmea and its members get instead of 6 months, 12 months medical insurance coverage outside EU (like the Philippines). KBO has offices all over the The Netherlands and membership is about 15 euro/year for single.)

We are waiting for a few months more before the year ends if there are changes in the medical coverage of zorgverzekeringen in the Netherlands.