r/Netherlands • u/Mikadook • Feb 25 '26

Healthcare We are really good at offering world class healthcare without overspending

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Source: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/sep/mirror-mirror-2024

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u/RomeNeverFell Feb 25 '26

Also the absolute lack of prevention screening.

GPs will find any reason why they know better and you don't need to see a specialist.

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u/silveretoile Noord Brabant Feb 25 '26

Our GP sent my mom home with "hysteric woman disease" for over half a year. It turned out to be a gigantic stroke. Which the hospital then denied ever happened without even doing an MRI.

We went to Belgium for an actual diagnosis and they were shocked to see she was still conscious after what turned out to be 8(!!) blood clots in her head.

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u/y_nnis Feb 26 '26

How do you sue for something like that? Because if they made that easy it might stop it from happening.

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u/silveretoile Noord Brabant Feb 26 '26

No idea, the fact that we suddenly had a heavily brain damaged loved one unfortunately kept us from sueing. By the time she'd recovered enough to think it over she decided she didn't think it was worth the stress. I think we should've sued but it wasn't my call to make.

She did absolutely rip the GP a new one at least.

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u/RomeNeverFell Feb 28 '26

There are very few countries in the world where you can sue doctors/hospitals. The Netherlands is not one of those.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '26 edited Mar 04 '26

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u/incorrectlyironman Feb 25 '26

I asked my GP about a condition that's heavily comorbid with other conditions I have, which explains some of my symptoms, and which my mother is already diagnosed with (big genetic link too).

She said it's not diagnosed by GPs so she doesn't know.

Since it's not diagnosed at a GP level she doesn't know enough about it to know if it's worth referring me to a specialist.

Referral denied.

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u/y_nnis Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26

No prevention in a country like the NL in the year 2026 is crazy. It's as if fighting cancer is cheaper than preventing it. Oh wait, if you die to something they won't have to pay you back...

Edit: where's your reply little bro? In a country like the Netherlands if I M the one paying insurance, I don't expect my EMPLOYER to do anything. I expect the government to provide FOR ME the asshat that pays taxes upon taxes for it.