Geneva worst hit with premium hike

The government has released the details of how much health insurance premiums will rise next year – and the two most affected cantons will be Geneva and Vaud.

In Geneva, prices will be hiked by 6.5%. That’s a rise of nearly CHF 30 a month, the biggest in the country in cash terms, and Vaud will go up by 6.4%.

The new prices were announced by the Health Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider in Bern. 

She pointed out the pressures on the health system were being driven by an aging population and higher drug costs.

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