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Dutch guy here. I wouldn't say the Dutch system is private either. It's a mix of private and public as well. Users of the system have a similar experience as described in the article. Also the Dutch system consistently ranks top of Europe [1]. When I moved to live in the US as an expat, my insurance company said they had to double my monthly payments because of the cost of health-care in the US. All other countries would be normally covered. My stomach medication and my daughter's birth control both cost us more than 10 times what we paid at home. (Anecdotal of course). My spotty experience with the health care is that the systems are of comparable quality. BTW France's system is also held in high regard here.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_the_Netherland...