Compulsory Swiss health insurance premiums are on average set to fall by 0.2% in 2022, announced the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) on 28 September 2021. This is the first time since 2008 that average premiums have fallen. Basic health insurance is compulsory in Switzerland and governed by federal law called LAMal. Insurers must […]
No rise in average health premiums in 10 Swiss cantons in 2020
Every year, Switzerland’s Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) gives advance warning of compulsory health insurance premiums for the coming year. After years of rising premiums, many will be relieved by the small projected increases for 2020. Across all of Switzerland, the average premium is expected to rise 0.2% to CHF 315.40 a month. On […]
Swiss health insurance: low cost Assura gets expensive
24 Heures. Assura, the health insurer based in the French-speaking part of the country, pioneered low cost health insurance and is now the lowest cost option in 23 cantons. It is also one of the largest insuring around 910,000 people across the Swiss nation including a quarter of Geneva and Vaud residents. According to the […]