Single health insurance company have clearly rejected by voters. For reforming Swiss healthcare insurance scheme it was the third unsuccessful attempt by the political left in ten years to reform.
According to official results which is 61.8% of voters throwing out the initiative by centre-left political parties, patients and consumer groups.
They wished to replace the more than 60 private company insurers with a single payer system offering mandatory basic health insurance coverage.
Four of the country's 26 cantons - notably in western Switzerland - mustered a majority in favour of a single health insurer.
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1 .result was disappointing According to Jacqueline Fehr, whose a leading promoter of the initiative, but think about the idea of the single payer principle.
Fehr, a parliamentarian for the centre-left Social Democrats, said the number of citizens dissatisfied with the current health insurance system has increased since previous votes on a public single health insurance company in 2004 and 2007.
The Green Party said the victory is a result of powerful insurance industry. The group announced it would push ahead with plans to allow regional single health insurance companies.
2 . Santésuisse, the Association of Health Insurance Companies, said the outcome at the ballot box was a vote of confidence for the insurance system.
3. Recent system is too costly and fails to provide for competition among insurers at the expense of consumers.
Critics also accused insurance companies of trying to attract young and healthy customers, undermining the principle of solidarity with the old and infirm.
Initiative promoters said up to CHF350 million ($372 million) could have been saved on administration, and total health expenditure could have been reduced by about 10% over the next few years.
However, most political parties, the government and the business community recommended rejection of the initiative. They say Switzerland has one of the most successful healthcare systems in the world.
Opponents warned of an inefficient bureaucratic organisation if citizens are no longer free to decide on the health insurer of their choice.
Critics also accused insurance companies of trying to attract young and healthy customers, undermining the principle of solidarity with the old and infirm.
Initiative promoters said up to CHF350 million ($372 million) could have been saved on administration, and total health expenditure could have been reduced by about 10% over the next few years.
However, most political parties, the government and the business community recommended rejection of the initiative. They say Switzerland has one of the most successful healthcare systems in the world.
Opponents warned of an inefficient bureaucratic organisation if citizens are no longer free to decide on the health insurer of their choice.
4. In 1994 health insurance coverage was made mandatory for Swiss residents.
As compare to past decade costs for individual health insurance premiums have been increasing gradually.
As compare to past decade costs for individual health insurance premiums have been increasing gradually.
CHF68 billion is Total expenditure for healthcare.The interior ministry last week announced an average increase of 4% for the insurance premiums next year.
Swiss voters have had the final say on 191 initiatives in total. But only 20 of them have won a majority at the ballot box since 1891
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