Swiss health care costs by sector, 2008 (click on image to view larger)

Neuchatel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - The cost of health care in Switzerland rose 3.9 percent, or CHF679 per person, in 2008. The largest increases were for outpatient treatment (+10.4 percent) and laboratory fees (+8.5 percent). Hospital costs were relatively contained, rising only 1.5 percent.

Outpatient costs account for nearly 25 percent of all obligatory health insurance expenditure, with doctors’ fees 22.9 percent. The latter rose 3.4 percent in 2007 and 4.3 percent in 2008, to CHF679 per person. On average, the obligatory insurance system spent CHF2,973 per person in 2008.

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