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

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• Reimbursable Healthcare Expenses for Cross-Border Workers

  A comprehensive guide to reimbursable healthcare expenses in Italy for cross-border workers employed in Switzerland, including regulations and procedures for 2026.

• Comparison of Car Insurance for Cross-Border Commuters

  Discover costs, coverage, and tips for choosing car insurance between Switzerland and Italy in 2026.

• Freezing of health reimbursements: what changes for cross-border workers

  Health reimbursements for cross-border workers may face a freeze. Here are the fiscal implications for 2026.

• Cross-border workers decline: Ticino's economy under pressure

  The number of cross-border workers is decreasing, but the reason is not the health tax. Ticino's economy is feeling the strain.

• Health Insurance for Cross-Border Workers and Their Families

  Swiss LAMal or the Italian National Health Service for the whole family: 2026 premiums, rules for spouses and children, the EHIC and supplementary cover.

• Cross-border workers in decline: Ticino's economy under pressure

  The number of cross-border workers is decreasing in Ticino. The reasons are tied to the local economy, not the health tax.

• Valposchiavo: Growing Tourism in 2025

  Poschiavo sees a significant increase in overnight stays and cultural visits, thanks to the Wakker Prize and local initiatives.

• Parental leave for cross-border workers in Ticino

  Maternity and paternity rights for cross-border workers: differences between Switzerland and Italy and how to apply for benefits.

• Long Covid: It's an Occupational Disease, FT Rules

  The Federal Tribunal confirms: Long Covid is an occupational disease for a nurse. La Bâloise must pay the pension. A ruling that paves the way for many healthcare workers.

• Fewer cross-border workers: economy, not health tax, to blame

  Data shows a decline in G permits. According to the CGIL union, the cause isn't the health contribution but the slowdown of Ticino's economy.

• Most expensive places in Switzerland: the cost-of-living map

  Commugny (VD) is the most expensive Swiss municipality and Medel (GR) the cheapest: rent, taxes and health insurance compared in the Beobachter study.

• Cost of Living: Where It's Cheaper to Live in Switzerland

  A study reveals huge differences between municipalities: monthly costs for a family range from 3,000 to 7,000 CHF. Ticino stands out for its record-high health insurance premiums.

• Parental leave: a 2026 guide for cross-border workers

  Becoming parents as a cross-border worker: how do maternity and paternity work between Switzerland and Italy? Here are the 2026 figures, requirements, and procedures.

• LAMal or CMI 2026: The key choice for cross-border workers

  With LAMal premiums that vary by insurer and year, check the official FOPH/Priminfo overview; CMI keeps you in the SSN with no premium. Analysis of costs, coverage, and practical cases.

• Maternity & Paternity: 2026 Guide for Frontalieri

  Working in Ticino and becoming a parent? Here's the complete 2026 guide: 14 weeks for the mother, 2 for the father, with an allowance up to CHF 220/day. AVS vs INPS rules.

• Health Tax: Ticino Parties Demand Stop to Restitutions

  Motion by FDP, The Centre, SVP, and Lega to the Council of State: suspend tax restitutions to Italy for violating the tax agreement with the new health tax.

• Health Tax: Tensions Rise Between Italy and Ticino

  The health tax continues to generate debate and tensions between Italy and Ticino. Statements by Lorenzo Quadri and reactions from border mayors.

• LAMal vs CMI: which insurance to choose

  Comparison between Swiss health insurance and Italian NHS for cross-border workers. Pros, cons and costs.