Lieke Boonen

Lieke Boonen serves as a Researcher within the Health Systems and Insurance (HSI) group at Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her academic role focuses on health policy analysis and insurance system design within managed competition frameworks.

Her research spans Health Policy, Health Economics, and Consumer Behavior in Healthcare, with specialization in Managed Competition dynamics and Insurance Purchasing Roles. Methodologically, she employs Mixed-Methods Research to investigate consumer trust mechanisms and decision-making processes within Dutch health insurance systems.

Recent publications analyze insurers' roles as prudent care buyers (2025), multi-year insurance policy benefits (2025), and trust requirements through purchasing role clarity (2023). These works demonstrate consistent thematic focus on evidence-based insurance design and consumer-centric policy development across health economics and social science disciplines.

Dr. Boonen actively collaborates within Erasmus University's Health Systems and Insurance research cluster, working alongside Schut, Varkevisser, Stolper, and Yildirim on projects examining health insurer accountability and market functionality.