Healthcare in Belgium

healthcare in Belgium is composed of three parts. Firstly there is a primarily publicly-funded healthcare and social security service run by the federal government, which organizes and regulates healthcare; independent private/public practitioners, university/semi-private hospitals and care institutions. There are a few (commercially run for-profit) private hospitals.[1]Secondly is the insurance coverage provided for patients. Finally, industry coverage; which covers the production and distribution of healthcare products for research and development. The primary aspect of this research is done in universities and hospitals.

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Contents

• 1Organization
  • 1.1Political and regulatory
• 2Organisation of Care
  • 2.1Physicians
  • 2.2Emergency services
  • 2.3Hospitals
    • 2.3.1General structure
  • 2.4Nursing
  • 2.5Pharmacy
• 3Health insurance
  • 3.1History
  • 3.2Working
    • 3.2.1Financing the system: compulsory social security
    • 3.2.2Financing the system: complementary systems
    • 3.2.3Covering healthcare costs
    • 3.2.4Managing healthcare money streams
    • 3.2.5Patient identification
• 4Social security
• 5See also
• 6References
• 7External links

Organization

Healthcare in Belgium is mainly the responsibility of the federal minister and the “FOD Volksgezondheid en Sociale Zekerheid / SPF Santé Publique et Securité Sociale” (“Public Administration for Public Health and Social Security”). The responsibility is exercised by the governments of the Flemish, Walloon regions and the German-speaking community. Both the Belgian federal government and the Regional governments have ministers for public health and a supportive administrative civil service.

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