Preventive healthcare

Basic insurance covers a whole range of measures designed for the early detection of illnesses, for example:

• Newborn screening (testing for various illnesses, hip check)
• Regular developmental checks for children
• Gynaecological check-ups
• Various vaccinations
• Specific check-ups in case of increased family risk or from the age of 50 (e.g. colonoscopy, mammogram)

A detailed list of all benefits can be found in the Health Insurance Ordinance.

 Supplementary insurance plans cover additional benefits for preventive healthcare and health promotion, such as stop-smoking treatment, fitness centre membership, check-ups and more.

Health costs are constantly rising in Switzerland. There are many reasons for this. More and more expensive medical benefits are increasingly being used. Higher life expectancy also contributes to high health costs. This causes premiums to rise for insureds but also drives up government and cantonal expenditure.

Preventive healthcare and health promotion are measures that help keep health costs under control. They also help people stay fit and healthy and prevent disease.

Good to know: Every person in Switzerland makes an annual contribution to the Swiss health promotion foundation. This amount can be seen on your policy document. Stiftung Gesundheitsförderung Schweiz (Swiss health promotion foundation) is tasked by the Swiss government to encourage, coordinate and evaluate measures for the promotion of health and the prevention of diseases. Find out more at Gesundheitsfoerderung.ch.

Sanitas has a series of measures to support health promotion and preventive healthcare. You can find out more on our website under Fitness & prevention.