Reinstating a Basic Right is not a Privilege
A year after the outbreak of the corona crisis, healthcare policy must adapt. As the number of immune and vaccinated people increases daily, more nuanced approaches are needed, rather than widespread...
View ArticleInclude, Don’t Exclude
Incapacity is a heavy burden to bear for people who suffer it, primarily because of the disability itself. But added to this are financial issues and the desire to be integrated or reintegrated in the...
View ArticleContinuing Swiss Industry’s Success Story
The importance of industry for the Swiss economy as a whole has declined since the 1970s. Looking back over the past 25 years, however, the picture is both stable and positive. The number of people...
View ArticlePrivate over Government – Also When It Comes to Prevention
What we eat and drink has become increasingly politicized. Under the banner of public and preventive health the authorities are attempting to limit the consumption of food such as processed products...
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Steering Healthcare Costs Without a Flight Plan?
On 7 September 2022, just a few weeks before the announcement of the new health insurance premiums, Federal Councilor Alain Berset presented his second set of measures aimed at cushioning the rise in...
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Future-Oriented Widowers’ and Widows’ Benefits
The European Court of Human Rights has criticized the unequal treatment of widowers and widows in the AHV/AVS. However, it has not determined how Switzerland is to remedy this discrimination. Future...
View ArticleA Coherent Integration of Women into the 2nd Pillar
Following the adoption of the AHV 21 reform and the alignment of the retirement age for women with that of men, more and more voices are being raised calling for women to be given a better position in...
View ArticleForgotten Reforms – Reforms to Forget
There are bad pennies in politics, ideas that turn up again and again even though their unsuitability has long been proven. On the other hand there are also smart proposals for reforms that repeatedly...
View ArticleWhen Are New Pharmaceuticals Too Expensive?
Thanks to advances in technology and medicine there have been significant improvements in the treatment and cure of many serious diseases. The flip side of this positive development is that the price...
View ArticleMore Value in Healthcare
Health is something that concerns people, so it concerns politicians as well. At the federal level alone, more than 500 items of parliamentary business, some of them contradictory, are submitted each...
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Hung Over After Birthday Celebrations?
Over half a century ago, in 1972, we established the three-pillar system of retirement provision in our constitution. In 2025, we’ll celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Federal Act on Occupational...
View ArticleCompetition on Quality Rather Than Cost
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Competition on Quality Rather Than on Cost
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OASI, the Unstable First Pillar
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A Second Stable Pillar
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A Third Pillar with Potential
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View ArticleA Third Pillar with Potential
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View ArticleA Second Pillar That’s Stronger than It Looks
Since the introduction of the Occupational Pensions Act (OPA) in 1985, more than three-quarters of new pensioners have received second-pillar benefits. But how have these benefits evolved? Better than...
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Rethinking the Pension System
This year, the Swiss people voted twice on the future of the pension system. Each time, specific issues were dealt with separately. However, this approach hides the big picture. Is our pension system...
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From Pension to Long-Term Care Capital
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