Netherlands Health Care System Analysis

In comparison to the United States, Netherlands has an overall successful health care program and has very similar ideals as the US with the Affordable Care Act. Netherlands is under the Dutch Health Insurance Act where everyone is obligated to pay for health care insurance. However, Netherlands is two-tier where basic medical care would be covered by the country’s national health insurance. Netherlands is located in Europe and is one of the only European countries that is based on private insurance instead of a national system. The Dutch system has been considered far more satisfactory with their care and it still only costs a small fraction of what Americans pay for health insurance. In the Netherlands, everyone pays the same price for healthcare whether they are young, old, healthy or sick. In 2010, the United States adopted the Affordable Care Act(ACA). ACA’s main goal is to provide more Americans with health insurance at an affordable price. The …show more content…
Many feel like the minorities and poor are underserved. According to statistics, out of forty million workers, two out of five cannot have paid sick leave. In 2014, there were around 32 million uninsured Americans. In 2013, there were 41 million uninsured Americans. Many believe this decline came from the Affordable Care Act after it was implemented in 2013.
The Affordable Care Act has helped a wide range of Americans who did not have insurance. The ACA also helped decrease the percentage of part time workers who were without insurance. It also allowed adults aged 19 through 25 to remain on the insurance provided by their parents. Once they set the age limit, 82% of people between 19 to 25 were insured. The Affordable Care Act contributed to a major expansion of the Medicaid program and the Supreme Court ruled that any expansion would be a state option. In November of 2015, 30 states had allowed the Medicaid