4. Solidarity within families, shift from individualism to collectivism in Amsterdam

Keywords:
- Role of insurance
- Feeling of community
- Basic care is provided for everyone -> Same care for the same for everyone -> no difference between poor and rich
- Hospitals interiors are basic and simple, rooms are large and offer place for many patienst
- Family takes care of food, washing
- Consequence people will go abroad for health care that can provide higher services
- Creates a market for care takers

Story:
During the first years of the century the costs of healty care and the various hospitals have risen enourmously. This steep increase in costs of healty care made health care allmost unaffortable for the majority of the people of Amsterdam. To reduce costs most of the healthcare have been reduced from it's 'nice to have' services. In the hospitals 90% of all health care related actions are taken care off. The 'specialities' are being done in special hospitals. In the normal hospitals only the core product is being offert. The extra's can either be bought or taken care off yourself. This means to families will take care of the food, washing, entertainment of the patient. Even the supply of pills is done by the familie or friends. If these activities are not being taken care of a fine has to be paid. In and around the hosipitals extra services can be bought in from local entrepeneurs.