In 2021, the Christian Mutuality had the most members of all providers of statutory health insurance in Belgium. Health insurance is compulsory in the country, and organized by way of health insurance funds or so-called mutualities (in Dutch: mutualiteit or ziekenfonds, in French: mutualité). There are seven national mutualities to choose from, most with names that suggest an affiliation to Belgium's political parties. These are:
The (National) Christian Mutuality or Landsbond der christelijke mutualiteiten (LCM) / Alliance nationale des mutualités chrétiennes (ANMC);
The (National) Socialist Mutuality or Nationaal verbond van socialistische mutualiteiten (NVSM) / Union nationale des mutualités socialistes (UNMS);
The (National) Independent Mutualities or Landsbond van de onafhankelijke ziekenfondsen (LOZ) / Union nationale des mutualités libres (UNML);
The (National) Liberal Mutuality or Landsbond van liberale mutualiteiten (LLM) / Union nationale des mutualités libérales (UNML);
The (National) Neutral Mutuality or Landsbond van de neutrale ziekenfondsen (LNM) / Union nationale des mutualités neutres (UNMN);
The HZIV / CAAMI or Hulpkas voor ziekte-en invaliditeitsverzekering / Caisse auxiliaire d'assurance maladie-invalidité, a government agency for health and disability insurance;
The mutuality for employees of HR Rail (legally the employers of personnel working for Belgium railway company NMBS/SNCB) or Kas der geneeskundige verzorging van HR rail / Caisse des soins de santé HR rail.
Within these mandatory health insurances, which are paid by social benefits and government subsidies, patients are free to choose their own medical professionals and places of treatment. This makes the mutualities fundamentally different than additional, private health insurance. Of Belgium's private health insurance companies, ERGO reached the highest market share in 2021.
Number of participants in a public health insurance fund or "mutuality" in Belgium from 2014 to 2021, by fund
(in 1,000s)
numbers as of December 31st; note that the mentioned mutualities in this statistic are national. There are also regional variants within the national model (i.e. within the National Christian Mutuality, there are eleven Flemish Christian Mutualities and eight in Wallonia)
Supplementary notes
The figures have been taken from several publications.
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Landsbond der christelijke mutualiteiten / Alliance nationale des mutualités chrétiennes. (May 6, 2022). Number of participants in a public health insurance fund or "mutuality" in Belgium from 2014 to 2021, by fund (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052887/biggest-health-insurance-funds-in-belgium/
Landsbond der christelijke mutualiteiten / Alliance nationale des mutualités chrétiennes. "Number of participants in a public health insurance fund or "mutuality" in Belgium from 2014 to 2021, by fund (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052887/biggest-health-insurance-funds-in-belgium/
Landsbond der christelijke mutualiteiten / Alliance nationale des mutualités chrétiennes. (2022). Number of participants in a public health insurance fund or "mutuality" in Belgium from 2014 to 2021, by fund (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052887/biggest-health-insurance-funds-in-belgium/
Landsbond der christelijke mutualiteiten / Alliance nationale des mutualités chrétiennes. "Number of Participants in a Public Health Insurance Fund or "Mutuality" in Belgium from 2014 to 2021, by Fund (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052887/biggest-health-insurance-funds-in-belgium/
Landsbond der christelijke mutualiteiten / Alliance nationale des mutualités chrétiennes, Number of participants in a public health insurance fund or "mutuality" in Belgium from 2014 to 2021, by fund (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052887/biggest-health-insurance-funds-in-belgium/ (last visited October 13, 2024)
Number of participants in a public health insurance fund or "mutuality" in Belgium from 2014 to 2021, by fund (in 1,000s) [Graph], Landsbond der christelijke mutualiteiten / Alliance nationale des mutualités chrétiennes, May 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052887/biggest-health-insurance-funds-in-belgium/