Updates in the coverage of medical services in Switzerland in 2023

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Dec 2022

On December 1, 2022, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health published the changes that will occur to the Services Ordinance (KLV/OPre), which determines coverage of medical services in Switzerland. The updates will enter into force on January 1, 2023, and they include the following:

  • Minor changes in the Healthcare Benefit Ordinance (KLV/OPre), which relate to the provision of medical aids by chiropractitians, vaccines, and colon cancer screening;
  • Changes in Annex 1 of the Healthcare Benefit Ordinance (list of explicitly evaluated services):
    • Coverage of Evidence Development was extended for several services related to cell therapies (for up to four years);
    • Two new services were added to the “Nuclear medicine” section;
  • Changes in Annex 1a of the Healthcare Benefit Ordinance (outpatient-before-hospital services):
    • New chapters for ophthalmology (cataract intervention), cardiology, urology, and orthopedics areas were added, with many new CHOP codes being included;
  • Changes in Annex 2 of the Healthcare Benefit Ordinance (List of Tools and Appliances):
    • New categories for medical aids for administration of drugs were introduced;
  • Changes in Annex 3 of the Healthcare Benefit Ordinance (List of Analyses):
    • Changes in conditions for the provision of various tests related to genetic and rare diseases;
    • Three new tests for tumor diseases were introduced.

More details can be found here.

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