While the increase in premiums for basic health insurance, which should be between 6 and 8%, will be announced this Tuesday, September 27, the question arises for many policyholders whether or not they will keep their supplementary insurance, which represents a volume of more than 3.7 billion francs each year in Switzerland. A question that is all the more legitimate when we note that it is not rare that the services supposed to be provided in this context by hospitals are not. And contrary to popular belief, supplementary insurance is not taken out only by the wealthy classes, but also by many ordinary citizens, concerned regarding their health and their care.
