Overview
- Menzis unveiled a targeted supplementary insurance that reimburses the mandatory deductible for low‑income residents to curb care avoidance.
- Eligibility would be determined by municipalities using existing criteria such as roughly up to 120% of the minimum income and current local registries.
- The insurer intends to start in its northern and eastern core regions and is seeking broader adoption by other insurers and a nationwide rollout subject to government arrangements.
- Menzis frames the proposal as a solidarity‑based, cost‑contained alternative to lowering or abolishing the deductible for everyone, which it says would drive up premiums.
- Separately, major insurers announced largely stable 2026 base premiums, and comparison sites advise consumers to wait for supplementary policy prices before switching.