2 How does the Danish healthcare system work? Health insurance cards
1890’s: Elderly assistance and accident insurance for industrial workers. 1933: Support for unemployed and Sickness fund insurance 1970’s: The government takes over Sickness fund insurance and made the new Health insurance system 1973: The yellow health insurance card Danish healthcarehistory
The weak side? High taxes More often lifestyle diseases Should we instead use the money on preventing diseases?
re USA vs DK Danish Pros: We can go to the hospital for free. It makes you feel safer. If you have a bad knee in Denmark, the Health insurance in DK covers it. Not everybody will get that in USA. Danish Cons: More lifestyle diseases. One day there won’t be money enough to upkeep our healthcare. Not anything is covered. For an example the dentist.
The future 1993 More old. Less people to work Start user-payment?