I got a new health insurance card. Even though I didn't switch health insurance providers. They gave me a more sustainable one. Yes because replacing perfectly fine things is great for the environment.

My bank did the same thing a few years ago.

by justyannicc

6 comments

  1. It’s bullshit virtue signalling, probably dreamt up by some marketing person & pedalled to management, who promptly fell for it.

  2. One card per policy in digital times. So environmentally-friendly.

  3. By what the letter says, the decision to replace the cards is not theirs, the decision to be green about it is.

    Though one could argue the impact is negligible.

    Edit: OK, I misread. Sorry. It is unclear, they might be saying you must have _a card_, rather than _a new card_, in which case it would really be quite dumb.

  4. Was your existing card (or the EHIC on the reverse side) expired or about to expire?

    Or did you change any options (e.g. franchise, insurance model, accident coverage included or on-hold) of your coverage, or your postal address? This info is usually stored on the card, so any change in that data might trigger the issue of a new card.

  5. I had something quite funny with Sympany, after 1 year of being with them, I suddenly got per post a letter with a new card and with the info, that there is a mistake on my card and they sent me the replace. I was very intrigued to find the mistake by myself, yet the only difference was, that one had the text for kundennummer and hotline bolded, while the other didnt…. that was it…

  6. I came back to Switzerland in August and signed up with Sanitas in September. They sent me a card. Two weeks later, they sent me another card. When asked why I get a second card, they said there was a change in data. The only difference I see is the card number.

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