Assessing health insurance literacy in Switzerland: first results from a measurement tool.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health insurance literacy (HIL) is crucial for individuals to make informed-decisions and navigate complex choice-based health insurance systems. However, there is a lack of evidence on HIL in countries outside the US, with Switzerland no exception.

Methods

Using the HILM-CH, a survey instrument developed to measure HIL in Switzerland, this study first describes the answers to the HILM-CH. Second, the study uses ordinary least squares and quantile regressions to investigate the associations between the HIL score and demographic, socioeconomic, health, and preference factors in the German, French, and Italian Swiss regions.

Results

A third of the population faces difficulties in finding health insurance information. Understanding it and managing the financia

SUBMITTER: Bardy TLC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10990528 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature