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With 13 votes in favor and 10 against, with 2 abstentions, the National Council Committee for Social Security and Health (SGK-N) supported the minimum amounts – the core of the proposal – of the Council of States, the parliamentary services announced on Wednesday. She herself described this as a “big step” towards a compromise in the indirect counter-proposal to the SP’s premium aid initiative.
If the Commission’s proposal passes the Council, it would entail an additional cost of approximately CHF 356 million for the cantons. In the final round, the National Council decided that the Confederation and the cantons should spend more than two billion francs on additional premium reductions, of which another 800 million francs would be borne by the cantons.
An alternative proposal from a minority of the Commission is also on the table. Under this scheme, the Federal State and the cantons would have to finance the premium reductions for beneficiaries separately. At the same time, the maximum amount for the remaining premium discount would be reduced, so that the cantons would have to spend between 5 and 7 percent of the OKP gross costs.
Likewise, the federal contribution would be reduced from the current 7.5 to 7 percent of OKP gross costs. The additional costs for this alternative are estimated at around CHF 691 to CHF 808 million for the cantons and CHF 1.1 billion for the federal government.
The Bundesrat’s original proposal provides for a minimum amount of 5 to 7.5 percent for the cantons and would lead to additional costs for the cantons of approximately EUR 494 million. The deliberations on the indirect counter-proposal and the waiver initiative should be concluded during the upcoming autumn session.
The SP premium deduction requires policyholders to spend no more than ten percent of their disposable income on health care premiums. If this limit is exceeded, the federal government and the cantons should help with premium discounts – the federal government for at least two-thirds. (SDA)
Source:Blick
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