Everyday the thought hits me that I live in a country with private health care and it bothers me equally every time. I moved away from Sweden almost 6 years ago, will I ever ever let this go or nah?
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Replying to @kalltvatten
I have never experienced a public option and none of my friends has run into private problems, but agree it is… weird. I’m curious to know which piece is most unsettling to you?
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Replying to @thijsniks
Secondly, I pay the same amount of tax here - if not more - as I do in Sweden, so I’m not sure to how it does not cover just the entire health care system?
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Replying to @kalltvatten
The (employee tax + employer tax + healthcare insurance) is about exactly the same rate between the Netherlands and Sweden, so effectively the same money distributed differently. With the benefit of a public option being less hassle for citizens
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Replying to @thijsniks
I cannot give an opinion on the exact rates but I do know I pay high taxes here and do not receive half the benefits I would back home, which is hence why I do not understand why they not just nationalize the healthcare and make it easier for everyone?
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Replying to @kalltvatten
Fascinating. What benefits does Sweden offer that the Netherlands does not? I guess longer parental leave surely is one of them
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Replying to @thijsniks
Here I have to do everything myself, but always start with my GP and then they tell me who to call and where to go and I need to organize it all. Here I was even given options to diffeeent Gynos to go to which was so bizarre? Haha
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Replying to @kalltvatten
Interesting. What’s strange about that? Not that I need one, but I always assumed you get along with some doctors better than others so choice is important?
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And yeah, the Dutch system is build around the idea that (1) your GP knows you and (2) they keep the system cost down by only referring you if it’s necessary
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