Premium increase is a health risk for consumer protection
Published: Thursday, Sep 26th 2024, 14:30
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The Foundation for Consumer Protection sees rising health insurance premiums as an enormous burden for households with lower and middle incomes. The new prices would result in a health risk, as more and more people would forego necessary medical treatment for financial reasons.
In 2023, this would have been the case for a fifth of the Swiss population, Consumer Protection announced on Thursday in response to an inquiry from the Keystone-SDA news agency. This is an indictment of a prosperous country like Switzerland.
Consumer protection is urgently calling on the Federal Council and Parliament to take action. Measures such as a reference price system for generics, higher premium reductions and independent checks against incorrect hospital and medical bills could curb costs.
Consumers only have the option of changing their insurance model or health insurance company in order to save money, according to Consumer Protection.
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