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

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267 articles on health and insurance, newest first.

• 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

• Fire in Gallarate: Man Denounced

  The police have identified and denounced a man for the fire at the electrical cabinet on Cavour Street in Gallarate. Here are the implications for cross-border workers.

• Last Swiss patient from abroad returns to Switzerland

  The last Swiss citizen hospitalized abroad after the New Year's Eve fire in Crans-Montana returns to Switzerland. Three new hearings scheduled

• Lumen Claro: award winners since 1989 in Varese

  Since 1989, the Lions Club Varese Prealpi has awarded the best in the area. Here are all the winners of the Lumen Claro prize.

• Elizabeth Baume-Schneider opposes low-cost LAMal with lower premiums

  Federal Councillor Elizabeth Baume-Schneider opposes the proposal for a low-cost LAMal with lower premiums, defending the current system.

• Ex Lugano Slaughterhouse: Asbestos Warning

  Work has begun to clear the rubble from the former Lugano Slaughterhouse. Asbestos dust may be present. Here's what you need to know.

• Durisch: 'The blockade? Only Dadò sees it...'

  The head of the Ticino Socialist group responds to the accusations of Centro president, Fiorenzo Dadò, about the blockade of the Administrative Court.

• Centromedico Castello: the realm of outpatient surgery

  New facility in Bellinzona for outpatient procedures, including Swiss Visio ophthalmology center. Here's what changes for cross-border workers

• Hondius: what changes for Ticino cross-border workers

  The cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak will remain at anchor. Here's what's happening and how it could affect cross-border workers.

• Is legal insurance in Switzerland really useful?

  Find out if legal insurance in Switzerland is a valid investment or just an illusory safety net for cross-border workers.

• Former cancer patients aid the sick in Ticino

  An innovative project at Lugano Civil Hospital turns patients into active protagonists in reviewing care and healthcare services

• Affordable dental care in Ticino: the fight for reimbursement

  The referendum committee raises the alarm: middle-class families are increasingly forgoing dental care due to high costs.

• Bellinzona Medical Centre: same-day procedures and return home

  New healthcare facility in Bellinzona for outpatient procedures. Opening to the public on 9 May 2026

• Do Swiss health insurers seem arrogant to you too?

  Discover how Ticino cross-border workers can tackle challenges with Swiss health insurers and what their rights are.

• Varese Solidale 2026: two days against healthcare poverty

  From May 15 to 16, 42 associations in Varese mobilize to combat healthcare poverty with conferences, screenings, and a solidarity dinner

• 15 million francs for 'No to a 10 million Switzerland' campaign

  Record funding for the political campaign on the SVP initiative. Here are the main donors and implications for cross-border workers.

• Fabio Giorgianni, Italy's most loved driver: wins Autista Stellato award

  The Varesine driver for Autoservizi Morandi wins the Autista Stellato award for the highest passenger ratings on FlixBus

• Hantavirus in Switzerland: rare cases, low epidemic risk

  Experts reassure: hantavirus cases in Switzerland are rare and the risk of an epidemic is low. Here's what cross-border workers need to know.

• Cassis and Cornado: tensions over Crans-Montana compensation

  Italian ambassador Cornado responds to Cassis' criticism over hospital bills for Italian victims of the Crans-Montana fire.

• Hantavirus in Zurich: cruiser in isolation

  A man positive for hantavirus is being treated in Zurich after a trip to South America. Here's what you need to know.

• Digital parking in Lugano: how the new system works

  Parking in Lugano is becoming increasingly digital. Discover how the new payment and surveillance system works.

• Hantavirus in Zurich: cruise passenger hospitalized, FOPH reassures

  Passenger positive for Andes virus after cruise, isolated at USZ. Population not at risk, says the Federal Office of Public Health.

• Ticino judges' commission leadership change

  Emanuela Colombo Epiney steps down as president for personal reasons. The Grand Council will appoint her successor.

• Hantavirus: isolation to contain the outbreak

  Pietro Antonini, infectious diseases consultant, explains how hantavirus is transmitted and what measures to take to contain it.