Residents of Ticino are shocked: the premium increase is a “heavy blow” for families

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The canton of Ticino is the hardest hit: average premiums there have increased by 10.5 percent – ​​for all age groups. This is the highest increase of all cantons and is “deeply concerned,” said Raffaele De Rosa (50), health director and district president of Ticino.

This year’s premium increase is a “serious blow”, he added. This would place a heavy burden on the budgets of families in the southern canton. “The system is reaching the limits of what is bearable,” De Rosa continued to complain. In Ticino, health insurance premiums have increased by about 20 percent within two years. A total reform of the system is inevitable and urgent.

The head of healthcare noticed that the news about healthcare costs from Bern bothered him.

In the southern canton, many policyholders have changed health insurers after the sharp increase in premiums last year. This effect has contributed, among other things, to the premium increase until 2024, according to De Rosa. The reason: The cash registers collected less money last year due to the many changes. The same effects can be observed at the national level.

A third already receives a reduced premium

When asked by a media representative whether Ticino was “itself to blame” for the sharp increase in premiums, the director of the public health department, Paolo Bianchi, replied in the negative. Ticino is the canton with the oldest population in Switzerland – and this is the main factor for rising healthcare costs. Due to the increasing aging of the population, the current healthcare system needs to be rethought.

Due to the high premium increase in Ticino, De Rosa expects numerous new applications for premium reductions. Last year, several thousand applications for reductions were submitted. Almost a third of the population of Ticino already receives a reduced premium. (SDA/rba)

Source:Blick