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A fair point, Venusian. The system here in Belgium is one of the best in the world and is surely better than the NHS or the Irish health service.

The main difference seems to be that you don't have this gulf in standard between public and private care. Everybody has medical insurance and the same access to consultants and to treatment. Those who want to can pay extra in order to get a room sharing with fewer people or on their own.

The system is a lot less elitist and medical fees are a lot lower. My local GP charges 25 euro per appointment and consultants normally charge about EUR 60, which most patients get to recoup.

[QUOTE="Grey, post: 2089552, member: 65112"] A fair point, Venusian. The system here in Belgium is one of the best in the world and is surely better than the NHS or the Irish health service. The main difference seems to be that you don't have this gulf in standard between public and private care. Everybody has medical insurance and the same access to consultants and to treatment. Those who want to can pay extra in order to get a room sharing with fewer people or on their own. The system is a lot less elitist and medical fees are a lot lower. My local GP charges 25 euro per appointment and consultants normally charge about EUR 60, which most patients get to recoup. [/QUOTE]

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