Comments on: Health Care Around the World: Switzerland

By: Switzerland-Style Healthcare System Could be the Solution | Alter Inspire

Switzerland-Style Healthcare System Could be the Solution | Alter Inspire — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:05:18 +0000

[...] 99.5 percent of the Swiss people are insured with coverage funded by the individual who generally pa… Government subsidies are provided for the poor, with approximately one-third of all Swiss citizens [...]

By: The Purple Health Care Plan | Lower Cost Coverage

The Purple Health Care Plan | Lower Cost Coverage — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:51:07 +0000

[...] has already been implemented in Switzerland. I have already written about the Swiss system here, here and here.” And while he does point out possible shortcomings of this plan, he goes [...]

By: Healthcare Economist · The Purple Health Plan

Healthcare Economist · The Purple Health Plan — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:09:02 +0000

[...] has already been implemented in Switzerland. I have already written about the Swiss system here, here and here. One of this plan’s drawback is that risk adjustment will never be exact and [...]

By: Avik Roy, Medicaid, reader comments, etc. | The Incidental Economist

Avik Roy, Medicaid, reader comments, etc. | The Incidental Economist — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:55:34 +0000

[...] in line with those of the private sector. Ideally, we would move to a modified version of the Swiss model, in which everyone purchases consumer-driven plans in the individual market, with graduated [...]

By: the US healthcare bill « Thought du Jour

the US healthcare bill « Thought du Jour — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:44:42 +0000

[...] The Senate bill does nothing to address the high costs of health care; indeed, increased costs are inevitable because wider access to health insurance does not come cheaply. The US is a wealthy nation so, one might argue, can easily afford an increase in waste and inefficiency as a politically necessary price to pay for a long overdue reform. Eventually, as health costs rise even more, there will be pressure to reduce costs by moving to a single-payer system or, at the very least, to tight regulation of basic health insurance policies along the lines of the Swiss system. [...]

By: Health Care: Should We Become More Like the Swiss? « OSPRI BLOG

Health Care: Should We Become More Like the Swiss? « OSPRI BLOG — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:35:06 +0000

[...] of a national mandate to buy health insurance and other governmental controls. For more, click here and [...]

By: United States Ranks 50th in Life Expectancy | CafeSentido.com

United States Ranks 50th in Life Expectancy | CafeSentido.com — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:46:22 +0000

[...] In fact, of the industrialized democracies with some form of guaranteed universal coverage, every one of them is ahead of the United States in the ranking of overall average life expectancy. Japan is 3rd in the world, at 82.12 years; Australia ranks 7th, at 81.63 years; Switzerland ranks 11th, at 80.85 years, using a unique fully private insurance model where the government organizes and mandates standards for cover…. [...]

By: Health Care. (united health care, universal health care) » Blog Archive » Swiping Ideas from the Swiss

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:00:33 +0000

[...] and near 100% compliance. Most states in the U.S. also have mandated auto insurance, but only have 83% compliance. They may be similar, but there are clearly cultural differences at [...]

By: Health Care. (united health care, universal health care) » Blog Archive » Swiping Ideas from the Swiss

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:00:33 +0000

[...] and near 100% compliance. Most states in the U.S. also have mandated auto insurance, but only have 83% compliance. They may be similar, but there are clearly cultural differences at [...]