- According to a new study by consulting firm Accenture, health insurance premiums for 2023 could rise by as much as 10 per cent in some cantons.
- On average, at least 5.4 per cent is needed to cover the growth of expenditure.
He writes in the current issue of NZZ on Sundays. There is a similar need to capture premiums if real cost increases in the healthcare system are taken into account, the study said.
According to the study, one reason for the need to hold on is that over the past two years, due to political pressure, premiums have been calculated more tightly and reserves have partially depleted. This is to prevent premium increase. But the corona pandemic and various special effects have also contributed to the current situation.
The biggest jump is imminent in Ticino
The premium is expected to grow the most in the canton of Ticino in 2023. Because there health care costs rose 9 percent in 2021 but premiums fell 0.2 percent in 2022, Accenture expects premiums to increase by at least 9.2 percent in 2023.
However, these figures also do not include cost escalation from 2022. According to Accenture, figures for the first few months of 2022 indicate a continued increase in health care costs: significantly higher premium increases should be expected in 2023,
The cantons of Neuchatel (+7.8 percent) and Graubünden (+8.1 percent) are also at risk of huge premium increases from 2021 to offset cost increases. The cantons of Glarus (+1 percent), Jura (+1.4 percent) and Nidwalden (+2.6 percent) should descend relatively lightly.