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WRS stories about “health insurance”
Health insurance premiums headed up, up, up
Thursday, 6 May, 2010
Health insurance premiums could increase 7 to 10 percent next year. That’s the forecast from Santésuisse, the organization representing the country’s insurers. It was first reported in the NZZ this morning. WRS’s Conor Lennon speaks to our reporter Jordan Davis who’s in Bern this afternoon following the story:
Thursday, 6 May, 2010
Health insurance premiums could increase 7 to 10 percent next year. That’s the forecast from Santésuisse, the organization representing the country’s insurers. It was first reported in the NZZ this morning. WRS’s Conor Lennon speaks to our reporter Jordan Davis who’s in Bern this afternoon following the story:
New health cards already making doctors sick
Tuesday, 9 March, 2010
They’ll be over a year late, doctors don’t trust them and so far they don’t even work. The new health cards we’re all supposed to receive next month are meant to meet European Union standards. They carry an electronic chip designed to hold a patient’s medical information, making it accessible to doctors with their own version of the card. But right now, tests on the two systems show they’re incompatible—and with only two months to go before the big launch, this has led to an unhealthy squabble. Lucas Chambers reports:
Tuesday, 9 March, 2010
They’ll be over a year late, doctors don’t trust them and so far they don’t even work. The new health cards we’re all supposed to receive next month are meant to meet European Union standards. They carry an electronic chip designed to hold a patient’s medical information, making it accessible to doctors with their own version of the card. But right now, tests on the two systems show they’re incompatible—and with only two months to go before the big launch, this has led to an unhealthy squabble. Lucas Chambers reports:
Your new health insurance card is not in the mail
Thursday, 7 January, 2010
January 1 was supposed to herald the beginning of a new national health care card. The card would come with a microchip and be the basis of a new system of electronic medical records. But insurers say they may not get those new cards in the mail until March or April. That means customers who switched insurance companies this year are now without an insurance card. WRS’s Jordan Davis called up Felix Schneuwly, spokesman for the health insurance association Santé Suisse, and asked him why they’ve run into delays:
Thursday, 7 January, 2010
January 1 was supposed to herald the beginning of a new national health care card. The card would come with a microchip and be the basis of a new system of electronic medical records. But insurers say they may not get those new cards in the mail until March or April. That means customers who switched insurance companies this year are now without an insurance card. WRS’s Jordan Davis called up Felix Schneuwly, spokesman for the health insurance association Santé Suisse, and asked him why they’ve run into delays:
Proposed hospital closings spark debate
Friday, 23 October, 2009
Outgoing Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin put forth a proposal to close 200 hospitals across Switzerland. WRS’s Mark Butcher talks to Xavier Comtesse, director of think tank Avenir Suisse, for his take on this strange unexpected move:
Friday, 23 October, 2009
Outgoing Interior Minister Pascal Couchepin put forth a proposal to close 200 hospitals across Switzerland. WRS’s Mark Butcher talks to Xavier Comtesse, director of think tank Avenir Suisse, for his take on this strange unexpected move:
Monday, 11 May, 2009
The minister in charge of health Pascal Couchepin will meet today with major players in the healthcare sector, to discuss a range of cost-cutting measures to head off a predicted steep spike in health care premiums next year. Many of his proposals, such as a CHF 30 co-pay for medical consultations, have proven controversial and eyebrows are again being raised at the idea of his proposal to require health insurance companies to provide doctor consultations over the phone.
Wednesday, 21 January, 2009
A proposal for a ’blacklist’ of people in Switzerland who do not pay their medical insurance premiums has been criticized by the group Sante Suisse, who represent the country’s medical insurers. Pete Forster spoke to group spokesman Felix Schneuwly.
Report finds Swiss drug prices still too high
Friday, 8 August, 2008
Health insurance trade group santésuisse says consumers are paying 850 million francs too much for their medications. Its fourth annual comparison finds many drugs are sold for much more in Switzerland than in neighboring countries. WRS’s Jordan Davis spoke with santésuisse economist Markus Ziegler. He says the government should change the way it sets drug prices.
Friday, 8 August, 2008
Health insurance trade group santésuisse says consumers are paying 850 million francs too much for their medications. Its fourth annual comparison finds many drugs are sold for much more in Switzerland than in neighboring countries. WRS’s Jordan Davis spoke with santésuisse economist Markus Ziegler. He says the government should change the way it sets drug prices.
