Health insurance premiums will see big rises in Switzerland next year but residents in certain cantons will be hit by steeper hikes.
According to the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums are set to skyrocket again in 2026.
As usual, rates will vary by cantons, with Zug (+7.5 percent) and Lucerne (7 percent) likely to see largest increases.
Next will Fribourg, (6.8 percent).
Some cantons, however, will get a break: premiums will go up, but not as much.
For instance, Vaud residents will pay 4.9 percent more than currently; those in Valais, 6.6 percent, and in Neuchâtel, 4 percent.
Geneva will have the lowest increase in the French-speaking cantons — 2.9 percent — while Schaffhausen’s population will be the luckiest of all, with a premium hike of only 1.9 percent.
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