Swiss-CHAT: Citizens Discuss Priorities for Swiss Health Insurance Coverage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As universal health coverage becomes the norm in many countries, it is important to determine public priorities regarding benefits to include in health insurance coverage. We report results of participation in a decision exercise among residents of Switzerland, a high-income country with a long history of universal health insurance and deliberative democracy.

Methods

We adapted the Choosing Healthplans All Together (CHAT) tool, an exercise developed to transform complex healthcare allocation decisions into easily understandable choices, for use in Switzerland. We conducted CHAT exercises in twelve Swiss cities with recruitment from a range of socio-economic backgrounds, taking into account differences in language and culture.

Results

Compared to existing co

SUBMITTER: Hurst SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6077280 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature