Switzerland

On 13th of November, 2018, one of the Swiss insurers’ association, curafutura, announced on their website that the new benefit structure, which will be the basis for the new fee structure in ambulatory settings, is ready. The company ats-tms SA prepared this benefit structure.

In mid-September 2018, the Swiss Federal Council has placed in consultation the first group of actions that are intended to contain costs in the healthcare sector. The suggested measures will be discussed with all relevant healthcare stakeholders (tariff partners, Cantons, industry and patient associations). These measures should save hundreds of millions of Swiss francs in the long term.

Explanation about the coding of CAR-T cell therapy in Switzerland was released by SwissDRG.

The board of directors of the entity that runs and manages the Swiss DRG system, SwissDRG SA, decided to verify the conditions necessary for the foundation of the outpatient tariff agency in late September 2018.

On the 3rd of September 2018, an association of 4 Swiss health insurers, curafutura, published their opinion on the proposed reform of payment mechanism for inpatient and outpatient services.

On 13th of August, 2018, the association of Swiss insurers, santésuisse, published an announcement in which they state that the control of the invoices received saves the premium payers’ costs up to CHF 3 billion.

On 24th of August, 2018, the company that maintains DRG system in Switzerland, SwissDRG SA, has announced that the planning version of SwissDRG (version 8.0 (2018/2019)) and the planning version of TARPSY (version 2.0 (2018/2019)) have been published.

Clarifications about coding of CytoSorb procedure and use of Flow Diverter in Switzerland were released by SwissDRG.

At the beginning of July 2018, the Swiss agency for therapeutic products, Swissmedic, has released an announcement about the upcoming changes about upcoming changes relating to the issuing of Export Certificates (FSC) and Manufacturing Certificates (MC).

In April 2018, a national HTA program has been launched in order to re-evaluate benefits presently covered by the mandatory health insurance.

On June 29th, 2018, the company that maintains DRG system in Switzerland, SwissDRG SA, has announced that The planning version of SwissDRG (version 8.0 (2017/2019)) and the planning version of TARPSY (version 2.0 (2017/2019)) have been published.

At the beginning of June 2018, the Federal Department of Home Affairs published an update of the Services Ordinance (Ordinanza sulle prestazioni, OPre). This update concerns many different fields, including the list of laboratory tests.