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Health insurance premiums will rise, on average, by 4.5% next year in Switzerland. In Ticino, however, the increase will be 5.7%, while in the Grisons 5.4%, as announced by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) in recent days.

The average increase expected for 2017 concerns the so-called standard premium, ie the one for the basic insurance of an adult person with a deductible of CHF 300 and accident cover.

Large differences between the cantons, between 3.5% and 7.3%. In 11 cantons, including Ticino and Graubünden (the other nine are AI, BL, FR, GE, GL, JU, NE, SO, VS) the increase is more than 5%, in the other seven (AG, BE, LU, SH, TG, ZG, ZH) is less than 4.0%. In the remaining eight cantons (AR, BS, NW, OW, SG, SZ, UR, VD) is between 4% and 5%.

Basel City leads the ranking of the highest average (567.34 francs), followed by Geneva (553.53 francs), while the lucky ones are the Appenzell people (347.50 CHF).

In Ticino premiums will increase from 447.88 to 473.60 francs (+25.72 francs or + 5.7%) for adults, the Grisons from 361.10 to 380.5 (+19.40 francs or + 5.4% ).

Since, 1996, LAMal has entered into force, the average premiums have more than doubled from 173 to 447 francs (+ 158.38%). And the next will be the largest increase in the past six years, ie from + 6.5% in 2011. 
According to VPOD union Raoul Ghisletta, the increase is due to the continuous deterioration of the mechanisms used to pay public subsidies (federal and cantonal), aimed at reducing health insurance premiums paid by the lower class.

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