Healthcare of the Netherlands

2022 ◽  
pp. 67-69
Author(s):  
Elena Vladimirovna Frolova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
The State ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Malignant Neoplasms ◽  
Average Life Expectancy ◽  
Medical Reform ◽  
Cause Of Deaths

The Netherlands is a state located in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium. The population of the country is just over 17million people. In terms of GDP, theNetherlands is among the twenty richest countries in the world, and in terms of exports, it is in the top ten. The average life expectancy in theNetherlands is 81.4 years; in the structure ofmortality, malignant neoplasms come out on top, which distinguishes the state from other European countries, where the main cause of deaths is cardiovascular diseases. The compulsory health insurance system was introduced in the country in 2006 after the medical reform. A distinctive feature of the Dutch healthcare system is its relative autonomy from the state, which performs only the function of an external controller, and all other powers belong to the municipal authorities. As a result, several private insurance companies have been admitted to health insurance in the Netherlands, which create healthy competition among themselves, thereby contributing to better quality and more affordable healthcare.

scholarly journals ENSURING THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF THE STATE IN INSURANCE PROCESSES

2020 ◽  
pp. 198-202
Author(s):  
І. В. Ліченко
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
The State ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
External Threats ◽  
National Institutions

In the current conditions of instability of the national economy and tense geopolitical situation, one of the key factors contributing to the realization of national interests and priorities of Ukraine is economic security. Which characterizes a state of the economy in which the economic interests of the enterprise, region, state and society are reliably protected from internal and external threats. The development of integration processes in the world community contributes to the economic growth of the state, however, like any development process, it faces a number of negative factors and risks that pose a threat to economic security. Given the complexity of the processes in domestic and foreign policy, the majority of the population is unsure of their future. The global crisis has revealed serious shortcomings in the mechanism for managing the economic security of the state and domestic economic entities, which has been reflected in declining economic growth, gross domestic product, rising unemployment and other indicators. As a result, there is a growing focus on security and risk management tools at the macroeconomic level, as well as their effectiveness in the national context. The article examines the mechanisms of ensuring the economic security of the state in the insurance process, which are crucial factors for sustainable growth and functioning of the national economy as a whole. Various areas are considered: ensuring the safety of policyholders, private insurance companies, national institutions (government agencies, organizations). The article examines the mechanisms for ensuring the economic security of the state in the insurance process, which are the most important components of stable growth and functioning of the national economy as a whole. Various areas are considered: ensuring the safety of insured persons, private insurance companies, national institutions (government agencies, organizations). The economic security of the state must be ensured, first of all, by the efficiency of the economy itself, that is, along with the protective measures taken by the state, it must protect itself on the basis of high productivity, product quality and more.

The Challenge of a Jewish State

2015 ◽  
pp. 135-180
Author(s):  
David H. Weinberg
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Jewish Identity ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Jewish Life ◽  
The State ◽  
Modern History ◽  
Jewish State ◽  
The Creation ◽  
First Time ◽  
State Of Israel

This chapter investigates the first of three external challenges which defined Jewish life in western Europe in the late 1940s and 1950s. This was the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. For the first time in modern history, Jews could choose whether or not to live in the diaspora. There were hundreds of survivors in Belgium, France, and the Netherlands who were convinced that they had no future in Europe and migrated to Palestine as soon as they could. Those who chose not to were now forced to think more seriously about their decision to remain in western Europe. Zionist stalwarts, in particular, were challenged to reassess their role now that the Jewish state was a reality. What resulted was a transformation in collective and personal behaviour and attitudes that largely strengthened collective Jewish identity and commitment.

scholarly journals Medicaid Health Insurance Status Limits Patient Accessibility to Rehabilitation Services Following ACL Reconstruction Surgery

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 232596711876335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miranda J. Rogers ◽  
Ian Penvose ◽  
Emily J. Curry ◽  
Anthony DeGiacomo ◽  
Xinning Li
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Acl Reconstruction ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Median Income ◽  
Insurance Type ◽  
Insured Patients ◽  
Privately Insured

Background: In the senior author’s (X.L.) orthopaedic sports medicine clinic in the United States (US), patients appear to have difficulty finding physical therapy (PT) practices that accept Medicaid insurance for postoperative rehabilitation. Purpose: To determine access to PT services for privately insured patients versus those with Medicaid who underwent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in the largest metropolitan area in the state of Massachusetts, which underwent Medicaid expansion as part of the Affordable Care Act. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Locations offering PT services were identified through Google, Yelp, and Yellow Pages internet searches. Each practice was contacted and queried about health insurance type accepted (Medicaid [public] vs Blue Cross Blue Shield [private]) for postoperative ACL reconstruction rehabilitation. Additional data collection points included time to first appointment, reason for not accepting insurance, and ability to refer to a location accepting insurance type. Median income and percentage of households living in poverty were also noted through US Census data for the town in which the practice was located. Results: Of the 157 PT locations identified, contact was made with 139 to achieve a response rate of 88.5%. Overall, 96.4% of practices took private insurance, while 51.8% accepted Medicaid. Among those locations that did not accept Medicaid, only 29% were able to refer to a clinic that would accept it. “No contract” was the most common reason why Medicaid was not accepted (39.4%). Average time to first appointment was 5.8 days for privately insured patients versus 8.4 days for Medicaid patients ( P = .0001). There was no significant difference between clinic location (town median income or poverty level) and insurance type accepted. Conclusion: The study results reveal that 43% fewer PT clinics accept Medicaid as compared with private insurance for postoperative ACL reconstruction rehabilitation in a large metropolitan area. Furthermore, Medicaid patients must wait significantly longer for an initial appointment. Access to PT care is still limited despite the expansion of Medicaid insurance coverage to all patients in the state.

scholarly journals Friendly Societies, Commercial Insurance, and the State in Sickness Risk Coverage: The Case of Spain (1880–1944)

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerònia Pons Pons ◽  
Margarita Vilar Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Private Insurance ◽  
The State ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Sickness Insurance ◽  
Slow Development ◽  
Friendly Societies ◽  
Franco Dictatorship ◽  
Limited Coverage

SummaryThe main aim of this paper is to analyse the singularity of the Spanish position with regard to coverage of the risk of sickness within the context of the different welfare models described in international literature. This analysis enables us to verify that in Spain, as in other countries, there were initially different forms of sickness coverage which coexisted, created by the market, by workers themselves and, gradually, by the state. Within this so-called mixed economy of welfare, the most extensive health coverage for the Spanish population was a result of the self-organization of workers, and this continued until the Civil War (1936–1939), not so much due to its efficacy and viability, as to the slow development of private insurance companies and the inability of the state to implement compulsory sickness insurance. The installation of the Franco dictatorship meant that the introduction of compulsory sickness insurance was further delayed, and when it was eventually passed, it offered only limited coverage, was enacted more for political than for social ends, and was to result in the virtual disappearance of friendly societies.

The Netherlands

2021 ◽  
pp. 520-557
Author(s):  
Karen M. Anderson ◽  
Ruud J. Van Druenen
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Party System ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Social Health Insurance ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
Managed Competition ◽  
Health Politics ◽  
Private Actors

This chapter provides an extended look at health politics and the mandated health insurance system in the Netherlands. It traces the historical development of the Dutch healthcare system, analyzing the emergence of a bifurcated public–private system and its replacement with mandated private insurance in 2006. The Dutch case is thus notable for large-scale privatization accompanied by expanding state regulation of private actors. Dramatic shifts in the party system since the 1980s shaped reform processes as the center-left consensus in favor of social health insurance and redistributive financing was replaced by center-right consensus supporting managed competition among private insurers. Reforms adopted since 2005 have aimed to control costs without sacrificing quality, largely by strengthening managed competition and the regulation underpinning it.

scholarly journals Functioning of the pension system of Ukraine, United Kingdom and the USA: comparative and legal characteristics

2020 ◽  
pp. 141-147
Author(s):  
V.V. Mirgorod-Karpova ◽  
K.R. Koroshchenko
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Pension System ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Complete Analysis ◽  
Retirement Pension ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
The Government

The article deals with the problem of the pension system of Ukraine. And also a complete analysis of the pension system that exists in Ukraine, the US and the UK. The possibility of a pension for any country in the world is an opportunity for the full exercise of power by their authorities, as well as the achievement of the goal of the state - full social security for its citizens. In Ukraine, the existence of a solidarity system alone raises a number of problems. One of them is a working population less than people in need of a pension. That is, citizens have earned, but do not receive it in full, because there is a principle of a solidarity system of “heredity of generations”. World experience has shown that the most reliable retirement benefit is the one I have taken care of. Citizens in countries where there are fewer economic problems than in Ukraine have the opportunity to accumulate their retirement pension separately and use it when they reach retirement age. There are various private insurance companies where a person can deduct a portion from their salary. It is up to the individual to decide what part of the pension to accumulate in retirement. Such prudent citizens most often have two state pensions and from such private funds, the quality of life is certainly rising. The purpose of the Ukrainian pension system is to provide Ukrainians with pensions in full, and also to solve economic problems that will allow them to accumulate their old age in addition. The government is trying to make changes to change the existing solidarity system, and is looking for ways to address the situation in which pensioners do not receive the amount of money they donated to the state. The purpose of the article is to investigate the pension system of the countries where the highest pensions are, namely: the United States and the United Kingdom. Using the experience of foreign countries to build a reliable pension in Ukraine.

scholarly journals Current state of voluntary medical insurance in Ukraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 79-88
Author(s):  
M. Myhailyuk ◽  
T. Roman ◽  
Ya. Tanchak
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
Medical Insurance ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Insurance Premiums ◽  
Voluntary Health Insurance ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Current State ◽  
Health Insurance Market

The current state of voluntary health insurance in Ukraine is analyzed in this paper. The place of voluntary medical insurance in the insurance market of Ukraine is determined. The essence, purpose, objectives, features, advantages and disadvantages of voluntary health insurance as one of the funding sources for medical sector are considered as well. The programs under which voluntary health insurance is currently implemented are listed, these are mainly personal and corporate ones. The main tendencies are investigated, relative indicators of the functioning level of voluntary health insurance market are calculated. The problems of voluntary health insurance are identified and measures for such insurance development in Ukraine are proposed. Our investigation is devoted, particularly, to the identification of the main problems in the development of voluntary health insurance in Ukraine. The authors investigated the availability of voluntary health insurance for population, analyzed the state of industry reforming in a certain period and substantiated the consequences of the reform impact on the voluntary health insurance market in Ukraine. The dynamics of the health insurance market indicators is analyzed on the basis of the size of gross insurance premiums and payments, as well as the calculated indicator - the insurance payments coefficient. In particular, insurance payments for voluntary health insurance in the regional context, by regions in individual insurance companies for a certain period of time are analyzed. The method of compiling the rating of insurers on the basis of insurance premiums and payments is proposed. It is determined that the level of medical services is growing, as well as the trust in voluntary health insurance in Ukraine. The main problems of the voluntary health insurance system functioning are highlighted and recommendations for improving the quality and availability of health insurance in Ukraine are proposed. These recommendations take into account a set of economic, legal and social factors of the insurance market development. Measures for state authorized bodies and private insurance companies that provide the extension of voluntary health insurance in Ukraine are proposed.

Capitalizing on Illness: The Health Insurance Industry

1974 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 583-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Bodenheimer ◽  
Steven Cummings ◽  
Elizabeth Harding
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Insurance Industry ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Health Insurance Industry

The private health insurance industry in the United States began as a money-collection mechanism for hospitals and doctors, and has evolved into an important profit-making sector of the economy. Blue Cross is dominated by hospital representatives and serves to channel money into the nation's hospitals. Physicians control Blue Shield and are its principal beneficiaries. And commercial insurance companies are closely linked to banks and industrial corporations through the country's large financial empires. Some effects of this elite control over the health insurance industry have been inadequate and distorted insurance coverage, discrimination against the elderly, the sick, and the poor, and rapidly rising medical costs. In addition, the control of Medicare and Medicaid by private insurance institutions has contributed to the enormous inflation produced by these programs. Though governments, consumers, and even the insurance industry itself are beginning to apply controls to the unprecedented medical inflation of the late 1960s, these controls tend to limit access to health care, especially for low-income people. Unless insurance companies are barred from the health care field and a public financing mechanism based on progressive taxation is introduced, health care will never be an equal right for everyone in the United States.

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