Trends in cost-related forgone care among older adults in Switzerland: a repeated cross-sectional study
Despite Switzerland's compulsory health insurance, one in five older adults still forgo care for financial reasons. Rates of forgone care remained stable, but income disparities have widened since 2017.
Authors
- Mathieu Jendly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9738-7551)
- Arnaud Chioléro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5544-8510)
- Axelle Braggion (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0852-2312)
- Stéphane Cullati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3881-446X)
- Cornelia Wagner
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Fribourg (CH)
- HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (CH)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- FORS – Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences (CH)
- Swiss School of Public Health (CH)
- Primary Health Care (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckag010
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00