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Switzerland. Netherlands. In one ranking they are the best systems in Europe.
by surfmike 7y ago
Switzerland. Netherlands. In one ranking they are the best systems in Europe.
- shantly 7y agoDo any of them not have price controls and a “public option” of some sort? And sometimes prohibition on for-profit insurance (Switzerland, for example, IIRC)?
- surfmike 7y agoNo public option from what I know. Insurance is all private, Swiss require no profits while Netherlands allows for profit. Government subsidies and restrictions exist on the plans, similar to Obamacare.
- davidgay 7y agoSwitzerland has compulsory healthcare, insurance subsidies for low-income people, extremely heavy regulation of health insurance companies, and many (mostly?) public hospitals. Not exactly something I'd describe as "capitalistic health care".
- surfmike 7y ago40% of hospitals in Switzerland are private vs 69% in the US (21% for-profit). Most hospitals in Netherlands are private (non-profit). Both have all private insurance, although Switzerland requires it to be non-profit. Obamacare subsidizes and regulates insurance in the ways you stated, but could be made stronger. Perhaps not pure capitalistic healthcare, but a strong role for the private sector.
- cma 7y agoNetherlands has a mandate, universal healthcare, and free coverage for children up to 18, not capitalistic. And: >Affordability is guaranteed through a system of income-related allowances and individual and employer-paid income-related premiums. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_the_Netherlands#Finance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_the_Netherlands#...
- surfmike 7y agoObamacare also provides subsidies. The point is that the provision and insurance in Netherlands is done with private organizations, not the government directly.