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Healthcare in Switzerland is universal and is regulated by the ''Swiss Federal Law on Health Insurance''. Health insurance is compulsory for all persons residing in Switzerland (within three months of taking up residence or being born in the country). International civil servants, members of embassies, and their family members are exempted from compulsory health insurance. Requests for exemptions are handled by the respective cantonal authority and have to be addressed to them directly. The whole healthcare system is geared toward the general goals of promoting general public health and reducing costs while encouraging individual responsibility. Health insurance covers the costs of medical treatment and hospitalisation of the insured. However, the insured person pays part of the cost of treatment. This is done (a) by means of an annual deductible (called the ''franchise''), which ranges from CHF 300 (PPP-adjusted US$ 184) to a maximum of CHF 2,500 (PPP-adjusted $ 1,534) for an adult as chosen by the insured person (premiums are adjusted accordingly) and (b) by a charge of 10% of the costs over and above the excess up to a stop-loss amount of CHF 700 (PPP-adjusted $ 429). Switzerland has an infant mortality rate of about 3.6 out of 1,000. The general life expectancy in 2013 was for men 80.5 years compared to 84.8 years for women. These are among the world's best figures. ==History== Anna Seiler founded the first hospital in Bern, Switzerland. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Health care in Switzerland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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