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    1. Maria‏ @kalltvatten 22 Jan 2020

      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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    2. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 22 Jan 2020
      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?

      4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    3. Maria‏ @kalltvatten 22 Jan 2020
      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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    4. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 22 Jan 2020
      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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    5. Maria‏ @kalltvatten 22 Jan 2020
      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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    6. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 22 Jan 2020
      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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    7. Maria‏ @kalltvatten 22 Jan 2020
      Replying to @thijsniks

      Another thing is “Ungdomsmottagning” or as I translate it to “youth clinics”, it’s medical staff, psychiatrists and so on and a medical clinic but for teenagers up to 26th. It’s efficient and a safe place for many teens when they grew up and especially young girls.

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    8. Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 22 Jan 2020
      Replying to @kalltvatten

      Ooooh, that sounds really cool

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    9. Maria‏ @kalltvatten 22 Jan 2020
      Replying to @thijsniks

      Yes! It’s great and for young people and are always close to schools. Also one downside which I noticed here when I tried to get therapy was how HARD it was, everything was full and in the end I had to organize it all my self.

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      Thijs Niks‏ @thijsniks 22 Jan 2020
      Replying to @kalltvatten

      Yup, mental health care specifically is not doing great in the Netherlands right now. Has different causes from how you pay, but still frustrating

      2:51 AM - 22 Jan 2020
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        1. Maria‏ @kalltvatten 22 Jan 2020
          Replying to @thijsniks

          Absolutely, I had to do it privately back then which again was an additional cost on my health care cost. Never ending cycle 🤦‍♀️

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