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

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• Change at the helm of Italy's Swiss embassy

  Ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado leaves Bern's diplomatic seat at the end of June 2026 after managing the Crans-Montana fire crisis.

• Fight cash sickness premiums

  Giuseppe Sergi, coordinator of the Movement for Socialism, talks about cash sickness premiums and cross-border workers' conditions.

• Health tax for cross-border workers: PD and Forza Italia in talks

  Regional councilor of the PD Samuele Astuti has declared that he is available to discuss with Forza Italia the health tax for cross-border workers.

• Health insurance premiums: political agreement to implement initiatives

  The parliamentary commission decides to apply the initiatives on health insurance premiums without waiting for the definition of financial coverage.

• App against depression reimbursed by health insurance: how it works

  From July 1st, 2026, the Deprexis app will be reimbursed by Swiss health insurers. Here's what changes for Ticino cross-border workers.

• Lega Ticinesi proposes health fund for cross-border workers

  The Lega dei Ticinesi proposes to block the returns to finance an emergency health fund for residents of the Canton Ticino.

• Luino: Artoni seeks abolition of health tax for cross-border workers

  Mayoral candidate Furio Artoni denounces double taxation on cross-border workers and calls for the abolition of the health tax.

• Ticino: Health Insurance Initiatives' Implementation Dates Set for June

  The Grand Council will discuss the timelines for implementing healthcare initiatives in June. However, funding remains uncertain.

• Stop health tax for cross-border workers: Licata seeks national debate

  Councillor Licata opposes the new healthcare tax for 'historic' cross-border workers and calls for regional uniformity. Funds from the tax agreement to retain healthcare workers in Italy.

• Luino: Pd Criticizes Centrodestra Policies for Cross-Border Workers

  The Pd criticizes the centrodestra's fiscal and healthcare policies for cross-border workers.

• USZ director thanks dismissed whistleblower

  Monika Jänicke, director of USZ, expresses gratitude towards the former cardiac surgeon who reported irregularities at the clinic.

• LAMal or CMI: 2026 comparison

  Detailed analysis of costs and coverage between LAMal and CMI for Ticino cross-border workers. Find out which health insurance is best in 2026.

• Crans-Montana fire: three new suspects called in

  Three new suspects, including two political figures, will be questioned next week about the fire at Le Constellation bar.

• USZ director thanks dismissed whistleblower

  The director of Zurich University Hospital expresses gratitude to the dismissed whistleblower who reported irregularities in the cardiothoracic clinic.

• 15-year-old breaks hospital windows in Como, reported by police

  A 15-year-old damaged the ticket office at Sant'Anna Hospital in San Fermo della Battaglia, Como, after demanding an appointment without booking.

• Arlotti requests tax-free allowance for cross-border workers

  San Marino's president asks for the restoration of the tax-free allowance for cross-border workers in Ticino. Here's what changes and what to do.

• Crans-Montana: three new hearings on New Year's fire

  Three new hearings scheduled next week for the New Year's fire in Crans-Montana, including two political figures.

• Health insurance: splitting is essential for cross-border workers

  The two popular initiatives on health insurance premiums in Ticino are being separated. Here's what changes for cross-border workers.

• Black list for unpaid health insurance: changes for cross-border workers

  New rules for unpaid health insurance in Ticino. Here's what you need to know and how to avoid ending up on the black list.

• Hantavirus: Geneva resident in isolation, low risk for cross-border workers

  A Geneva resident is in isolation after a flight with a hantavirus patient. The FOPH reassures: low risk for the population.

• Rare kidney diseases: CL3AR campaign starts in Milan

  The CL3AR traveling campaign aims to raise awareness about kidney health, focusing on rare chronic diseases such as C3G and primary IC-MPGN.

• Health insurance pilot projects in Ticino: what changes for cross-border workers

  The BAG launches pilot projects to contain health insurance costs. Here's what to know if you work in Ticino.

• Debtors' list for health insurers: time needed for implementation

  The Canton of Ticino is working to implement the debtors' list for health insurers, but more time and clarifications are still needed.

• Dental care reimbursement in Ticino: who benefits and how it works

  Find out who can access dental care reimbursement in Ticino and how the funding system inspired by AHV works.