SP and Greens want fairer financing of health insurance
Published: Thursday, Sep 26th 2024, 15:00
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The SP is shocked by the latest increase in health insurance premiums. For the Social Democrats, it is clear that premiums must be capped and financed on a more solidarity basis in order to protect the purchasing power of people in Switzerland. The Greens want the immediate introduction of health insurance premiums based on income and assets.
More and more people are getting into financial difficulties, the SP announced on Thursday. In the last 20 years, premiums have more than doubled, while wages and pensions have barely risen. Parliament should no longer look the other way.
The population is paying at the expense of the insurance and pharmaceutical industries, it continued. The latter is resisting cost reductions in the healthcare system. The center-right majority in the Council of States is acting as a stooge for the insurance and pharmaceutical lobby, the SP continued.
With the Weichelt motion, the Greens are calling for the introduction of income- and wealth-based health insurance premiums, as the party announced. This would eliminate the unfair system of per capita premiums. One example of this is accident insurance, which is already linked to salary.
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