KEY TOPICS AND CONCERNS • Legislation and regulation affecting the healthcare industry as a whole • Informing the public regarding challenges facing private healthcare • Day case surgery initiatives in Switzerland • Decline of the share of privately insured patients in Switzerland • Minimum quotas for basic insured patients in Switzerland • Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority involvement in supplementary insurance contracts • Regulations on medical equipment in Switzerland • Minimum case numbers for physicians in Switzerland METHODS OF ENGAGEMENT • Membership of industry associations and representation on governing bodies • Participation in research commissioned by associations • Participation in conferences RESPONSE TO STAKEHOLDER EXPECTATIONS • Through industry association membership in Switzerland, Hirslanden plays an active role in shaping the Swiss hospital industry as well as associated legislation and regulation.