History of Healthcare Insurance

Two Centuries of Solidarity: German, Belgian and Dutch social health insurance 1770-2008

1st Edition

By K.P. Companje, R.H.M. Hendriks, K.F.E. Veraghtert, B.E.M. Widdershoven
October 01, 2025

Today, health insurance is a key component in the system of social security in most European Union countries. In many of these countries, modern health-insurance funds and healthcare insurers play an essential role in implementing the public health-insurance system. Many of these health-insurance ...