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I don't know what you are talking about, but I have lived in both the Netherlands and Germany and in both instances, you have a "choice" of insurance providers,
by geremiiah 2y ago
I don't know what you are talking about, but I have lived in both the Netherlands and Germany and in both instances, you have a "choice" of insurance providers, but the list of services and the pricing is mandated by law. There is virtually no difference between being with one insurer compared to the other, except for whom will process your application and handle the money. In that respect it's just a bunch of useless added bureaucracy compared to an NHS-style system with just one country-wide insurer.
- InsideOutSanta 2y agoLike I said, you can get private health insurance in both the Netherlands and Germany. Basic service is mandated by law, and will be the same across all providers, but you can get any additional insurance you want. I do agree that it makes more sense to have basic healthcare covered by a single national government program, rather than mandating basic coverage and allowing private insurance companies to "compete" by offering the same mandatory coverage as each other. If that's specifically what you're referring to by "useless added bureaucracy", then I agree.