Approval of uniform financing of outpatient and inpatient care in Switzerland

In December 2023, the Swiss parliament adopted the uniform financing of outpatient and inpatient services (einheitliche Finanzierung ambulanter und stationärer Leistungen, EFAS). Currently, inpatient benefits are financed jointly by health insurers and the cantons. Outpatient services, however, are entirely funded by the insured through premiums. With the implementation of the EFAS reform, inpatient and outpatient services will be financed in a uniform way.

The EFAS will come into force on January 1, 2028, with healthcare services being integrated into this system four years later.

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