Despite having a very small number of services for which there are co-payments, very limited exemptions to co-payments on these services appears to represent a barrier to care, and Section 4.6 recommends that co-payment exemptions are re-examined and made the subject of greater policy consideration in Denmark. The principle of equity underpins the health care model across the Nordic countries, and indeed reflects the wider societal view that social security and protection should be provided to all citizens (Vallgarda and Lehto, 2009). Health financing in Denmark is a mix of proportional taxes at national and local level.