The main idea of a cost target is to assign cost responsibility to the actors in the healthcare system. If additional revenues can no longer be generated simply by expanding volumes, efficiency reserves must be exploited. The cost of implementing a cost target should be set in relation to the potential efficiency gains. Unwanted consequences (e.g., a reduction in treatment quality) should be prevented by efficient design of the cost target and monitoring the development of costs and quality. Within the framework of a Regulatory Impact Assessment, Swiss Economics examined the necessity and possibility of government action, the effects of a cost target on individual social groups and the economy, alternative regulations and the expediency of implementation.

Methods

• Regulatory Impact Assessment

Publications

• Study