There are major differences between the various health insurance companies in the supplementary insurance business. Some take in significantly more premiums than they reimburse in the form of benefits. The reason for this remains unclear.

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1. r/tja material

   ^I ^took ^the ^second ^more ^fitting ^title.

2. > The reason for this remains unclear

   capitalism?

3. Answer is probably at the end:
   >Mauro Poggia war damals Gesundheitsminister. Sein Ärger darüber ist noch heute gross: «Seit 2015 habe ich versucht herauszufinden, wie die Finma sicherstellt, dass öffentliche Gelder nicht einfach dazu dienen, die Gewinne der privaten Versicherer zu erhöhen. Ich habe aufgrund des heiligen Geschäftsgeheimnisses nie eine Antwort erhalten.»

4. Btw this is talking about supplementary insurance which is only very lightly regulated.

5. I pay for supplemental insurance and have done for some years. I’ve never used it as my basic insurance seems to cover everything and even when I’ve asked people like a psychologist if I should use the supplement he said nah don’t bother as they won’t cover counselling (even though the policy says it does..)

   The only reason I keep it is because it covers overseas costs and repatriation.

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