Switzerland may have a world class healthcare system, but small adjustments are needed to ensure incentives for payer and providers are properly aligned with the patient’s ultimate quality and value of care.
Dr. Cassis, could you please introduce yourself, with reference to your experience and current responsibilities in the realm of healthcare?
Today I serve as an elected national councilor within Switzerland’s federal parliament. I currently act as the president of the Committee for Health and Social Security, for the term December 2015 through December 2017, and thus I am responsible for maintaining the smooth functioning of the committee which means playing a more politically neutral role.
Outside of government, I also serve as the inaugural President of curafutura, the association of innovative healthcare insurers which was created in 2013.
How did you come to be involved with the creation of this new association for Swiss healthcare insurers?
"The Swiss healthcare system still has a liberal scaffolding. It is a market oriented system with at the same time social targets and therefore legal constraints."
