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Costs, financing

The statistics on health care costs and financing are summary statistics that use available data to estimate the monetary flows related to the costs and financing of health goods and services in Switzerland during a given year. Due to variations in the coverage of health services by insurance companies (financing surplus), the costs of health services may not correspond to their financing.

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Costs of health care by service provider, service and financing scheme

Costs of health care by service, sex and age class

Healthcare system costs since 1960

Financing of health care by scheme and source

Costs of health care

Health care costs represent the amount required to cover all health services provided. Costs are classified according to the provider of goods and services, the service provided and the financing scheme covering the service.

Overview with respect to the previous year

	2021	2022
Costs of the health care system in CHF million	89 234	91 482
Costs of health care system as a % of the GDP	12.0	11.7
Costs of health care system per inhabitant and month in CHF	854	869

Source: FSO – Health care costs and financing (COU)

Costs by provider

Costs of health care in 2022
	in CHF million	Share (%)*
Service provider - total	91 482	100
Hospitals	32 639	35.7
Social medical institutions	14 487	15.8
Medical practices	13 654	14.9
Dental practices, dental clinics	4 022	4.4
Other ambulatory and home services providers	7 137	7.8
Auxiliary service providers	2 668	2.9
Retail trade	8 509	9.3
Non-profit organizations, NGOs	1 261	1.4
State as service provider	3 254	3.6
Insurances as service providers	3 426	3.7
Rest of the world (imports)	424	0.5

* Values rounded to the nearest tenth Source: FSO – Health care costs and financing (COU)

Costs by service

Costs of health care in 2022
	in CHF million	Share (%)*
Service - total	91 482	100
Inpatient curative care	19 580	21.4
Outpatient curative care	19 248	21.0
Rehabilitative care	2 190	2.4
Long-term care + help	18 360	20.1
Medical goods	14 559	15.9
Prevention	3 682	4.0
Administration	3 967	4.3
Other care	9 895	10.8

* Values rounded to the nearest tenth Source: FSO – Health care costs and financing (COU)

Costs by financing scheme

Costs of health care in 2022
	in CHF million	Share (%)*
Financing scheme - total	91 482	100
State	20 317	22.2
Social insurances	34 504	37.7
Other social insurances	7 826	8.6
Private insurance	5 733	6.3
Other private financing	2 007	2.2
Direct payments from households¹	19 744	21.6
Financing schemes unknown	1 350	1.5

* Values rounded to the nearest tenth
1 Incl. HIA and IPA cost sharing Source: FSO – Health care costs and financing (COU)

Financing of health care

The financing of the health care system represents the actual amount paid by households, the State and enterprises, in the field of health care. Financing is analysed according to the source and financing scheme.

Overview with respect to the previous year

	2021	2022
Financing in CHF million	90 759	92 871

Source: FSO – Health care costs and financing (COU)

Financing by source

Financing of health care in 2022
	in CHF million	Share (%)*
Financing source - total	92 871	100
State: payments for services	20 317	21.9
State: payments for social security	9 533	10.3
Households: compulsory health insurance (LAMal/KVG) premiums	27 770	29.9
Households: supplementary health insurance (LCA/VVG) premiums	7 122	7.7
Households: other financing	750	0.8
Households: cost sharing (LAMal/KVG and LCA/VVG) and out-of-pocket payments	19 744	21.3
Enterprises: social security contributions	3 638	3.9
Enterprises: private financing	1 257	1.4
Financing source unknown	2 739	2.9