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

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209 articles on health and insurance, newest first.

• Who funds Swiss politics? Over 130 million in campaigns

  Since transparency rules came into effect, over 130 million francs have been invested in Swiss political campaigns.

• Splitting health insurance initiatives proposed

  Fiorenzo Dadò proposes to handle the two health insurance initiatives approved in Ticino separately to avoid blockages and provide quick answers to citizens.

• Lombardy confirms healthcare tax for cross-border workers: what changes

  Lombardy has rejected the motion to abolish the healthcare tax for cross-border workers, but promises discounts. Here are the implications for those working in Switzerland

• Health coalition: 'Popular will trampled'

  The healthcare workers' coalition criticizes the National Council's decision not to reduce working hours and improve nurses' conditions.

• UIL FP protest at Varese hospital over parking and staff shortages

  UIL FP protests outside Varese hospital over insufficient parking and staff shortages, with grueling shifts for workers

• Open-plan offices cause stress, not communication

  According to psychoanalyst Peter Schneider, open-plan offices sacrifice employee well-being to optimize space, causing stress and micro-conflicts

• Dadò's plan for health insurers emerges

  Each initiative on health insurers follows its own path with separate funding measures. Fiorenzo Dadò's proposal.

• Ticino health insurers: initiatives may split

  The Ticino State Council presents a partial plan for health insurance initiatives, but parties propose to separate them

• Meierhans criticizes stock transfer fees

  Fees for transferring securities in Switzerland range from 60 to 120 francs, according to Price Surveillance.

• Varese hospitals: fewer beds, more specialization in 20 years

  Over the past two decades, the number of beds in Varese hospitals has decreased by 30-40%, with a more efficient but also more fragile care model.

• Crans-Montana bills reignite tensions with Rome

  The bills for the care provided in Switzerland to Italian victims of the Crans-Montana tragedy have reignited tensions between Rome and Berna.

• Family doctor reform: Sumai, the issue is organization and lack of professionals

  Antonio Magi, general secretary of Sumai-Assoprof, contests the idea of dependency of family doctors, highlighting organizational problems and lack of professionals.

• Nurses in short supply: surge in arrivals from Tunisia, India and Paraguay

  The shortage of nurses in Italy is driving companies to recruit abroad, with over 1,000 professionals selected in the last three years.

• Varese: technical meeting to solve the parking problem at Sette Laghi Hospital

  The Municipality of Varese and ASST Sette Laghi meet to address the critical parking issues for healthcare workers. Meeting scheduled for April 28, 2026.

• No more than 10% premiums, the data that halves costs

  The Ticino government integrates new data and reduces the initiative's costs to 130 million francs. De Pietro (SUPSI): 'More commitment in the socio-health sector'

• Italian-Swiss relations: news and developments

  Geological discoveries, controversies over medical treatments and Swiss design at Milan's Fuorisalone. Here are the latest updates.

• Crans-Montana: who pays for the care of the Italians?

  The bills for the care of the three Italians injured in Crans-Montana have sparked controversy. Here's who should pay and how the system works.

• Crans-Montana, medical expenses: Italy rejects Swiss request

  Prime Minister Meloni announces that Italy will not pay the medical expenses for the Crans-Montana injured, despite Switzerland intending to request reimbursement

• Doctors without permits in Switzerland: a worrying trend

  In 2022, 36 doctors were banned in Switzerland, but a third continued to practice. The cantonal fragmentation of controls facilitates these developments.

• Fiorenzo Dadò, His Three 'P's and the State's Role in Politics

  Fiorenzo Dadò, president of the OCST, discusses with Alain Buehler, head of the UDC group, the state's initiatives.

• Crans-Montana: Italian patient care bills and Italy's stance

  Italy reiterates that it will not pay the bills for the care of Italian patients hospitalized in Switzerland following the Crans-Montana fire.

• New tax for cross-border workers: 3% more to fund doctors' salaries

  From September 2026, cross-border workers in Lombardy will pay a 3% tax to fund salary increases for doctors and nurses

• Crans-Montana: UFAS clarifies healthcare costs for Italian patients

  The Federal Social Insurance Office explains the procedure for reimbursing medical expenses for Italian patients injured in Switzerland.

• Healthcare costs for cross-border workers: UFAS clarifies the procedure

  The Federal Social Insurance Office explains how medical expenses for Italian cross-border workers injured in Switzerland are handled.