Background: From 1999 to 2005, 5 methods of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) applied by physicians were provisionally included into mandatory Swiss basic health insurance. Between 2012 and 2017, this will be the case again. Within this process, an evaluation of cost-effectiveness is ...
Whereas insurance companies' revenue from supplementary healthcare premiums has continued to rise, pay-outs under supplementary schemes have risen only moderately. Between 2008 and 2016, revenue from premiums rose by 865 million Swiss francs to 6.6 billion Swiss francs, whereas health cost reimbursements...
Trade unions say middle- and lower-income workers in Switzerland are facing a “shock” in 2022, with wages unable to offset rising inflation and health insurance costs. With inflation currently over 2% in Switzerland, the cost of living is going up, and workers need a salary boost to offset...
On the other hand, incentives to limit healthcare spending can be distorted by risk equalization, particularly when risk equalization payments depend on realized costs instead of expected costs. In addition, cost based risk equalization mechanisms may incentivize health insurers to distort the allocation...
Costs were derived from Swiss health insurance claims data. Swiss clinical experts provided information on use of medication and physiotherapy. The main outcome of interest was incremental cost per quality-adjusted-life-year (QALY) gained over a period of 2 years. Costs and QALYs gained were ...
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There were two main messages: opposition to increased State intervention in the healthcare sector (“public systems cost more than private ones, and reduce the freedom of choice”), and the risks associated with changing the system (“we know what we lose, but we cannot even image what we ...
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Health Insurance: 10’346 CHF (+852) Groceries: 6’939 CHF (+751) Mortgage: 3’661 (same) These expenses together are already the bulk of our total expenses. Also, we cannot get rid of them entirely. Last year, I said that our taxes would go down, but I was wrong. I underestimate...
The cost of living has also stolen the limelight from climate change, with inflation and surging health insurance costs hitting people's pockets. The Social Democrats hope to make gains on these issues, and are calling for reforms that would index health insurance contributions to income. ...