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Belgium Requires Annual Doctor Visits for Long-Term Sick
Belgium requires long-term sick to visit their doctor yearly for certificate renewal, aiming to cut invalidity from 570,000 to under 470,000 by 2030.
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Belgium requires long-term sick to visit their doctor yearly for certificate renewal, aiming to cut invalidity from 570,000 to under 470,000 by 2030.
Belgium hits record 576,643 long-term sick, but the government lacks data on its own civil servants. An HLN investigation exposes a transparency gap.
Nearly 15,000 long-term sick Belgians receiving benefits live abroad, raising questions about oversight, healthcare, and social security sustainability.