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Table 1.

The three “pillars” of the Dutch health care system

	First pillar	Second pillar^a	Third pillar
Type of care	Long-term care	Basic curative services	Additional services
Primary regulation (laws)	AWBZ^b,c	Private insurance^c, WTZ^c, ZFW^b	Complementary insurance^b,c
Secondary regulation (decrees)	Decree on Entitlement to Exceptional Medical Expenses Insurance	Health Insurance Treatment and Services Decree	–
Tertiary regulation (discretion of Minister)	Regulation on Subsidies in AWBZ	Regulations on Medical Specialist Care	–
Tertiary regulation (discretion of Minister)	Regulations on Entitlements to AWBZ-care	Regulations Governing the Provision of Paramedical Assistance	–

^aTo be replaced in 2006 by a statutory health insurance scheme that covers the entire population

^bAdministered by sickness funds

^cAdministered by insurance companies