June 9 votes in Switzerland: how can healthcare costs be reined in?

Health insurance premiums are a growing burden for Swiss households. This year alone, they increased by 8.7% on average. As a result, a large part of the population is unable or difficult to pay the compulsory monthly premiums.

On June 9, the Swiss voted on two initiatives aimed at capping health costs. While the Social Democrats wanted to limit health insurance premiums to 10% of a household’s income, the Centre Party sought to introduce a mechanism to force the state to curb the rising costs.

Do these two initiatives convince you? What measures do you think would be most effective to put an end to the ongoing rise in healthcare costs? Should financial help for households be boosted, or should the procedures covered by health insurance be reduced? Let us know in the conversation below.