In 2023, the Swiss experienced a real “premium shock” for health insurance: 6.6% increase on average. It is in this context marked by the exasperation of the insured and the unanimous observation that the spiral of increases must be halted that the Council of States examined on Tuesday the question of the control of health costs. By 23 votes against 17, he followed the National Council and accepted the indirect counter-proposal at the initiative of the Center for “lower premiums and a brake on costs”.
