11. Belgium
Heath insurance in Belgium is mandatory. The Belgian federal government regulates and finances compulsory health insurance, determines accreditation, finances hospitals, legislates professional qualifications, and registers pharmaceuticals.
Regional governments are responsible for health promotion, some elderly care, hospital accreditation standards, and hospital investment.
Belgium funds their health system through social security contributions and taxation. Patients with pay for and are reimbursed for part of the cost from the sickness fund or the sickness fund pay the provider while the patient pays a co-pay.