Belgium
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This chapter offers an in-depth look at health politics and the mutualism-based compulsory health insurance system in Belgium. It traces the development of the Belgian healthcare system, characterized by its very generous coverage and few restrictions on patient choice. Since 1980, the process of federalization of the Belgian state—which has been propelled by the divide between the Flemish-speaking North and the French-speaking South—has increasingly challenged the national basis of the Belgian health insurance system. Other healthcare issues have been cost containment and the privileged position of the mutual aid societies in health insurance provision which was subject to a European Court of Justice challenge.
1945 ◽
Vol 32
(22)
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pp. 1491-1497
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2018 ◽
Vol 22
(6)
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pp. 301-304
2020 ◽
Vol 42
(4)
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pp. 9
1947 ◽
Vol 42
(237)
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pp. 123-127
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