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Swiss Vote on Europe’s Highest Health Costs in Debate Echoing US
- Citizens vote on affordable care amid changing political tides
- Swiss have mandatory insurance with US-style flatrate premiums
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The Swiss are getting ready to vote on whether to curb the personal costs of a health system that charges its users more than in any other country in Europe.
Under Switzerland’s unique practice of consulting citizens at the ballot box, two rival propositions on June 9 offer them the chance to reform a funding model that is one of the region’s only examples where insurance fees aren’t linked to how much you earn.