Doctors stop
Doctors' stop is the slang term for a measure to limit the number of new doctors being admitted in Switzerland . The Federal Council introduced the controversial measure in 2002 by ordinance . It was based on a legal basis, namely Article 55a, which was added to the Swiss Health Insurance Act in 2001 , which gives the Federal Council such competence. The political reason for the measure was and is the above-average growth in healthcare costs in Switzerland. The Federal Council hoped that this measure would slow down the cost increases.
The Federal Council's measure was only valid for a limited period. The idea was to get to grips with the problem of health care costs through the normal legislative process, which subsequently proved difficult. Therefore, the ordinance of the Federal Council was finally transferred into law, albeit only for a limited period. As a result, the doctors' ban has been extended several times, the last time from 2019 to 2021.
The effect of the measure was controversial from the start. Political support for the measure has also narrowed. In 2009, only just a few majorities for the third extension could be found in the two chambers . The measure was also weakened considerably by allowing the cantons numerous exceptions and restricting the measure to specialist doctors. A looming shortage of doctors in primary care to avert the Swiss parliament decided in the summer of 2010, general practitioners , general practitioners and internists and paediatricians excluded from the restriction by the doctors stop.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article 55a of the Swiss Health Insurance Act Systematic collection of Swiss laws at federal level. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
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↑ https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/kosten-im-gesundheitwesen-neues-finanzierungssystem-bremst-den-aerztestopp SRF from September 11, 2019, viewed on February 10, 2020
- ^ Final vote in the National Council on June 12, 2009 Minutes of the Federal Parliament, 2009 summer session of the National Council. Retrieved May 2, 2011.