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retirement overseas ...
making plans, looking for good health care policy, plans, and amenities ..
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A 24-year-old female nurse whose patient, a disabled man in his forties, demanded sex as part of his health care services, is upset.
The nurse claims that she has witnessed some of her peers performing sexual acts with the patient as part of his health care but she disagrees with the practice.
Healthcare in the Netherlands is financed by a dual system.
Long-term treatments, especially those that involve (semi-)permanent hospitalization, and also disability costs such as wheelchairs, are covered by a state-run mandatory insurance. "general law on exceptional healthcare costs," which first came into effect in 1968.
For all regular (short-term) medical treatment, there is a system of obligatory health insurance, with private health insurance companies. These insurance companies are obliged to provide a package with a defined set of insured treatments.
This system came into effect in January 2006. For those who would otherwise have insufficient income, an extra government allowance is paid to make sure everyone can pay for their health care insurance. People are free to purchase additional packages from the insurance companies to cover additional treatments such as dental procedures, physiotherapy, etc. These additional packages are optional.
A key feature of the Dutch system is that premiums are set at a flat rate for all purchasers regardless of health status or age. Risk variances between funds due to the different risks presented by individual policy holders are compensated through risk equalization and a common risk pool, which makes it more attractive for insurers to attract risky clients. Funding for all short term health care is 50% from employers, and 45 percent from the insured person and 5% by the government. Children until age 18 are covered for free. Those on low incomes receive compensation to help them pay their insurance. Premiums paid by the insured are about 100 € per month (about US$146 in Sept. 2009) with variation of about 5% between the various competing insurers.
making plans, looking for good health care policy, plans, and amenities ..
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Netherlands
A 24-year-old female nurse whose patient, a disabled man in his forties, demanded sex as part of his health care services, is upset.
The nurse claims that she has witnessed some of her peers performing sexual acts with the patient as part of his health care but she disagrees with the practice.
Healthcare in the Netherlands is financed by a dual system.
Long-term treatments, especially those that involve (semi-)permanent hospitalization, and also disability costs such as wheelchairs, are covered by a state-run mandatory insurance. "general law on exceptional healthcare costs," which first came into effect in 1968.
For all regular (short-term) medical treatment, there is a system of obligatory health insurance, with private health insurance companies. These insurance companies are obliged to provide a package with a defined set of insured treatments.
This system came into effect in January 2006. For those who would otherwise have insufficient income, an extra government allowance is paid to make sure everyone can pay for their health care insurance. People are free to purchase additional packages from the insurance companies to cover additional treatments such as dental procedures, physiotherapy, etc. These additional packages are optional.
A key feature of the Dutch system is that premiums are set at a flat rate for all purchasers regardless of health status or age. Risk variances between funds due to the different risks presented by individual policy holders are compensated through risk equalization and a common risk pool, which makes it more attractive for insurers to attract risky clients. Funding for all short term health care is 50% from employers, and 45 percent from the insured person and 5% by the government. Children until age 18 are covered for free. Those on low incomes receive compensation to help them pay their insurance. Premiums paid by the insured are about 100 € per month (about US$146 in Sept. 2009) with variation of about 5% between the various competing insurers.
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