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Belgium definitely has a good system, most European countries do.

But all of our systems are going to get under a lot of stress, because an aging population requires more healthcare and there is a lack of medical personnel.

Throwing money at the problem is part of the solution, but it also fails in many ways: there is a risk that it just raises profits and salaries of health care professionals without adding more people to actually do more work. There is even a risk that health care professionals start working less thanks to higher rates. And finally, the money has to come from somewhere, i.e. we still need people to drive the rest of the economy.

It's a taboo to say it, but it is inevitable that we will need to lower our level of healthcare consumption as the population ages.

It's better to do it in a smart and deliberate way to minimize the impact, otherwise reality will force it in unpleasant ways, which is what you are witnessing now.