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(Ishah)I decided to look at the Netherlands and their healthcare system and found some very interesting highlights. When looking at the Netherlands, I see that they have a universal health care. It is considered as one of the best healthcares in the world. The program is through private providers while being managed through the government and silent insurers. It is required in the Netherlands that all people have at least a basic level of healthcare. This basic level could contain, but is not limited to, hospital care, dental until the age of 18, maternity care, and even services to help quit smoking. This measure taken to help stop smoking automatically, in my eyes, completely differs it from the United States' healthcare.

Just like the United States, the Netherlands allow for those who have low income to apply for government assistance. Unlike the United States; however, there is a fine for those who have not obtained health insurance once over 18. Another big difference between the two industrialized countries is the Netherlands offer healthcare to temporary tourists that will visit for less than a year. 

When it comes to doctors, "If you visit a doctor or need medication in the Netherlands you may have to pay a coinsurance fee — but this is likely capped at a very low rate compared to what you’ll pay in the US. All that said, US expats in the Netherlands do also report that doctors are far less likely to hand out meds like antibiotics — with lifestyle choices and fresh air being used to treat many minor, passing illnesses like colds and flu." (Peratello)

The life expectancy for men in the Netherlands is 79 versus 76 in the U.S. , while for females it is 83 versus 81. A big difference between the two is the obesity rate. In the Netherlands it is only at a 10% rate, while in the United States it is at an overwhelming 30.6% which is ranked 1st and three times more than the Netherlands. The infant mortality rate is 4.4 deaths per 1000 births in the Netherlands versus 6.9 deaths per 1000 births in the United States. (NationMaster)

Overall, there is much better healthcare in the Netherlands than in the United States.

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Healthcare in the Netherlands: full guide (2022). Peratello.  https://wise.com/us/blog/healthcare-system-in-the-netherlands#:~:text=The%20Netherlands%20has%20a%20universal%20healthcare%20system.%20It%E2%80%99s,or%20without%20additional%20coverage%29%20from%20a%20Dutch%20provider (Links to an external site.) . ACCESSED APPRIL 19,2020

Netherlands vs United States Health Stats Compared.  https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Netherlands/United-States/Health (Links to an external site.) . ACCESSED APRIL 19, 2022