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Health and insurance

LAMal or CMI, premiums, deductibles and care: health cover for those working across the border.

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282 articles on health and insurance, newest first.

• Cuasso al Monte: definitive closure of the cross-border workers' hospital

  After twenty years of debate, the cross-border workers' hospital in Cuasso al Monte is closing permanently. Services have been moved to the municipal building.

• Cross-border workers: motion approved for fair healthcare contribution

  Zocchi's (FdI) motion aims to make the healthcare contribution less burdensome and to distribute resources in the territories where cross-border workers reside.

• WHP awards 90 Ticino companies for workplace health

  ATS Insubria and Confindustria Varese have awarded nearly 90 companies in the area for their adherence to the WHP (Workplace Health Promotion) program.

• Company hires drivers in Lombardy: 800 euros per month, then contract and 3000 euro bonus

  FNM Autoservizi is looking for new drivers with a paid training program and a 3000 euro sign-on bonus.

• Home care, ball in the stands: urgent request rejected

  The Grand Council of Ticino has rejected the urgent request on the initiative that asked to remove the patients' share of the costs for home care.

• Home care: bills keep coming in Ticino

  The Ticino Parliament has rejected the urgency request to abolish the cost-sharing for home care. The measure remains in force.

• Advanced Practice Nurses: The new role in Ticino’s healthcare system

  The fourth edition of the Nursing Innovation and Research Day in Lugano highlighted the APN, a key figure in modernizing patient care at the bedside, with 60 professionals already locally trained.

• Delays in health insurance subsidies in Mendrisio: what cross-border workers risk

  Mendrisio is urging the Canton of Ticino to unblock payments for health insurance subsidies that have been delayed for months. Cross-border workers and residents risk missing insurance premium deadlines.

• Mendrisio: delays in health insurance subsidies leave residents struggling

  Mendrisio: unacceptable delays in the disbursement of health insurance premium subsidies, according to a question raised by councillor Robbiani. Residents have been left without answers for months, with insurance premiums on the rise.

• Health insurance subsidies in Mendrisio: unacceptable delays for cross-border workers

  In Mendrisio, the Municipal Council is under fire: delays of up to May for health insurance subsidies. Councillor Robbiani is demanding explanations and extraordinary measures for affected families.

• Ticino health insurance funds: 61 million francs less for Lugano and Bellinzona

  The two cantonal initiatives will cost Ticino’s municipalities 61.4 million francs. Lugano faces a shortfall of 11-12 million francs if the abolition of imputed rental value comes into effect.

• Deprexis to be reimbursed by health insurers: what changes for cross-border workers and Ticino

  From 1 July 2026, the Deprexis app will be prescribable by doctors and reimbursed by health insurers. A digital tool for mild to moderate depression, but with limitations and doubts about its actual effectiveness.

• Health insurance premiums: full reform by 2029, first phase in 2027

  The Ticino Cantonal Government presents the programme for implementing the two popular initiatives on health insurance premiums. An annual cost of CHF 61.4 million from 2027, funded through savings and revenue. Gradual rollout until 2029.

• Medical cannabis: health insurers block reimbursements in Ticino

  Ticino patients undergoing approved therapies lose health insurance coverage. Only 11% of reported treatments are reimbursed, according to federal data.

• Ticino and Campione d’Italia: the Joint Commission reviews services

  Norman Gobbi chairs the annual meeting with Campione d’Italia. Ticino’s services, waste management and healthcare take centre stage in the discussion. Municipal elections on the horizon.

• Cross-border workers' health tax: Lombardy under fire, Ticino threatens reimbursement cuts

  Lombardy is pushing ahead with the health tax for cross-border workers (3%-6% of income, minimum €30, maximum €200/month). Ticino and Piedmont consider it a breach of existing agreements. CGIL: >'Risk of a major earthquake over reimbursement cuts'.

• Cross-border health tax: Lombardy stands alone, Ticino threatens retaliation

  Lombardy is the only Italian region pushing for the implementation of the 'cross-border health tax' for frontier workers, which came into force 27 months ago but has never been applied. The Canton of Ticino has threatened to reduce reimbursements in response.

• New Director for Bellinzona's Social Services

  Federica Giudici appointed new Director of Social Services in Bellinzona.

• Protest Against Home Care Costs

  Saturday, April 18, demonstration in Piazza in Bellinzona against the introduction of costs for home care.

• From Varese to Verbano: 172 general practitioners missing, temporary outpatient clinic activated in Laveno

  There are 172 vacant positions for general practitioners in the Asst Sette Laghi territory.

• LAMal vs SSN: Which Health Insurance to Choose as a Cross-Border Worker

  Decision guide for Swiss LAMal health insurance vs Italian National Health Service: costs, coverage, and real-world scenarios.

• Return of the Italian ambassador to Bern after controversy over the Crans-Montana case

  Gian Lorenzo Cornado is preparing to attend a commemoration in Crans-Montana, marking an important step in the thaw between Italy and Switzerland. Judicial cooperation is strengthening.

• Health Insurance Fund: Let's Apply the Lega dei Ticinesi Initiative Immediately

  National Councilor Lorenzo Quadri of the Lega dei Ticinesi has stated that the Lega's initiative on the full tax deductibility of sick leave premiums should be applied immediately.

• Brawl in the night in Lavena Ponte Tresa, two foreigners in hospital

  A night-time brawl in Lavena Ponte Tresa has left two foreigners in hospital. The police are on the scene to investigate.