Ihre Suchergebnisse

The moratorium on the opening of new medical surgeries will expire at the end of 2009. After renewing it twice, Parliament has decided to procrastinate by yet a further two years, while introducing some substantial changes. The new decree will expire at the end of 2011 in the expectation that consensus will be reached for a new alternative model which will regulate the ambulatory sector on a permanent basis.

In June 2008, Swiss Parliament decided to prolong the moratorium on the opening of new medical surgeries for a second time; it was first introduced for a period of three years in July 2002 and extended for a further three years in 2005. The new decree will expire at the end of 2009. At this point a lasting solution must be reached. At least two alternative models appear on the horizon; a strenuous battle in Parliament is to be expected.

Thanks to an agreement between the Conference of Cantonal Health Ministers and the general association of health insurers a solution to the problem of the suspension of universal coverage for citizens who do not regularly pay their compulsory insurance premiums seems to be in sight; this suspension was decreed by an amendment to the FHIA which came into force on 1st January 2006. In these last two years the number of people without health care coverage in Switzerland has grown exponentially.

In June 2007 the Federal Office for Public Health outlined a national e-health strategy for Switzerland at the request of the Federal Council. Following the presentation of this document an ?e-health? office for coordination between the Confederation and the cantons was created. In 2009 the electronic card will be introduced for the insured. After a trial phase, characterized by the realization of regional IT platforms, finally the e-health strategy will be implemented at national level.

From 1st January 2008 Switzerland has adopted a new system for financial equalization between the Confederation and the Cantons, which provides for a clearer attribution of the tasks and the financial resources associated with each governmental level activity. The financing of health insurance subsidies is one of the fields touched on by the reform. Although it remains a joint task of federal and cantonal governments, the sector is subject to deregulation with possible repercussions on equity.