Overall, the spent nearly 88 billion Swiss francs in 1995 while taking in revenues of over 108 billion Swiss francs. In 1995, there were approximately 9 million recipients of monies from the social insurance program. This number includes people who are receiving more than one type of social insurance, since the number of recipients is greater than the total population of Switzerland. The preceding chart shows the number of people enrolled in health care related portions of the social insurance program. It also shows the revenues and expenditures for each program.
Private insurance is no longer a major player in the health care system.
In 1995, Swiss voters chose to initiate a new compulsory health insurance. This legislation provides for equal assessments for all adults within the same income bracket. It contains higher assessments for people with higher incomes and lower assessments for people with lower incomes. The new system also provides for generous benefits in the home health care market, as well as including preventative and alternative medical practices. The legislation had the best intentions in mind and the voters realized the benefits of the system.