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Re:Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us (2013) [pdf] by Freak_NL on Monday November 14, 2016 @09:29AM (#12949965)
Monthly rates vary though. In the Netherlands you pay €90 or so a month for (mandatory) health insurance, with a €350 a year deductible. Low income households do get partly subsidized by the government of course.
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Re:Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us (2013) [pdf] by _pr on Monday November 14, 2016 @09:38AM (#12950012)
The Netherlands spends ~$5200/pp on healthcare[1]. Where does the rest of the money come from?

[1]: http://www.who.int/countries/nld/en/

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Re:Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us (2013) [pdf] by Freak_NL on Monday November 14, 2016 @09:46AM (#12950061)
Taxes withheld from salary, just like ainiriand mentioned. In The Netherlands (and most other European countries) you pay for insurance directly (which here includes a mandatory basic plan that can be expanded to include things like full dental) and via taxation of income.
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