This article examines the cost of mandatory health insurance in Switzerland for the period from 2004 to 2010 and breaks it down into quantity and price effects. The main result of the cross-section analysis reveals that regional cost differences are mainly due to quantity differences. Similarly, ...
Gene therapies can be life-changing for people, but the high cost plus the burden of treatment remain barriers to access and utilization, explained Kevin Niehoff, PharmD, BCMAS, of IPD Analytics. Read More Cancer Drug Prices Rise in the US Post Launch, Fall in Germany, Switzerland ...
The survey found that out of 80 billion Swiss francs (82 billion U.S. dollars) health expenditure in 2016, the Swiss paid 24 billion Swiss francs themselves. The health sector made a healthy profit, SDA-ATS, reported, pointing out that basic health insurance is mandatory in Switzerland. Sinc...
Update your personal data, upload your sick notes, or get confirmation about the health insurance for your foreigners’ office appointment online Cost Coverage Various medical services and preventive check-ups are covered (e.g. 100% coverage of the travel vaccinations) ...
Patients paid $11,326 for a C-section in the U.S. The next highest cost was $7,948 in Switzerland.12 5. Defensive Medical Practices Both physicians and hospitals have an interest in preventing lawsuits so that “just in case” tests and scans may be ordered. These tests are incredibly ...
Both supporters and critics of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) have argued that it is similar to Switzerland's Federal Law on Health Insurance (LAMal), which currently governs Swiss health care, and have either praised or condemned the ACA on the basis of this alleged si...
At the same time, the current measures, such as New Rural Cooperative Medical System (NCMS) and the major disease insurance scheme, are mainly focused on reducing the medical expenditure of farmers (the expenditure effect of health risk), which has limited impact on the income poverty of farme...
On the one hand, major health problems can motivate one to hold a health insurance policy. On the other hand, the higher cost of insurance can discourage such an acquisition. Hence, the net effect depends on which of the effects dominates. Thus, the second and last hypothesis is as ...
Findings In 2016, the US spent 17.8% of its gross domestic product on health care, and spending in the other countries ranged from 9.6% (Australia) to 12.4% (Switzerland). The proportion of the population with health insurance was 90% in the US, lower than the other countries (range, 99...
Cost-sharing in health care : proceedings of the International Seminar on Sharing of Health Care Costs, Wolfsberg/Switzerland, March 20-23, 1979 Effect of patient cost sharing in South Korea: ACG risk-adjusted differences in health care utilization and expenditures among national health insurance and...