CSS — Region 1, Schaffhausen: twelve years of premiums
Region 1, Schaffhausen: the lowest CSS premium went from CHF 362.90 a month in 2015 to CHF 535.10 in 2026 — a rise of +47.5 %. The table below places it next to this region's cheapest insurer, year by year.
| Year | This insurer | The cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CHF 362.90 | CHF 300.30 | CHF 62.60 |
| 2016 | CHF 379.70 | CHF 314.80 | CHF 64.90 |
| 2017 | CHF 379.70 | CHF 352.90 | CHF 26.80 |
| 2018 | CHF 395.60 | CHF 352.40 | CHF 43.20 |
| 2019 | CHF 408.00 | CHF 381.40 | CHF 26.60 |
| 2020 | CHF 412.30 | CHF 374.30 | CHF 38.00 |
| 2021 | CHF 401.50 | CHF 371.20 | CHF 30.30 |
| 2022 | CHF 401.50 | CHF 384.70 | CHF 16.80 |
| 2023 | CHF 420.00 | CHF 404.50 | CHF 15.50 |
| 2024 | CHF 460.40 | CHF 446.10 | CHF 14.30 |
| 2025 | CHF 494.80 | CHF 466.40 | CHF 28.40 |
| 2026 | CHF 535.10 | CHF 480.30 | CHF 54.80 |
Faster or slower than the rest?
CSS rose +47.5 % over the period, against +59.9 % for the cheapest insurer in the same place. The gap narrowed — which does not mean this insurer is the cheapest today, only that it climbed more slowly.
The year that hurt — The steepest year-on-year jump was 2024: +9.6 % in one go. The premium did not move in 2017, 2022.
Figures for an adult, CHF 300 deductible, accident cover included — the only profile defined identically across all twelve years. Each year this is the lowest premium the insurer offered, all models combined.
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Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium files from 2015 to today.