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Expensive Medicine: Swiss Hospitals Pay Much More than Necessary for Pacemakers

Summary by Neue Zürcher Zeitung
In medical technology, there is a large Swiss surcharge. The hospitals have to negotiate harder with the manufacturers. And it needs more price transparency.

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Expensive Medicine: Swiss Hospitals Pay Much More than Necessary for Pacemakers

In medical technology, there is a large Swiss surcharge. The hospitals have to negotiate harder with the manufacturers. And it needs more price transparency.

·Zürich, Switzerland
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Price Shock: Pacemaker in Switzerland Five Times More Expensive

Swiss hospitals pay up to five times more for pacemakers than German ones – for exactly the same devices. "Absurd high prices," say experts and demand a national price register.

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Beobachter broke the news in on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
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