Healthcare costs in Switzerland increased by 2.4 per cent in 2023
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Healthcare costs in Switzerland rose by 2.4% in 2023. The Swiss healthcare system thus cost around CHF94 billion ($113 billion), the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) said on Monday.
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Gesundheitskosten sind in der Schweiz 2023 um 2,4 Prozent gestiegen
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The FSO estimates that healthcare costs in Switzerland will increase by a further 3% to around CHF97 billion in 2024.
Over 60% of healthcare costs were financed by households. Private households paid around 22% of the costs out of their own pockets and around 40% in the form of health insurance premiums. The rest of the costs were borne by the cantons.
There was a sharp increase in 2023 in the cost of care services provided in hospitals and doctors’ surgeries, among other places. These increased by 6% between 2022 and 2023. The cost of medicines and therapeutic devices rose slightly less sharply, by 3.4%.
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