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

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• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Do Swiss health insurers seem arrogant to you too?

  Swiss health insurers may seem arrogant, but Ticino cross-border workers have tools at their disposal to address these challenges.

• 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.

• Switzerland misses food waste reduction target

  Switzerland's action plan to reduce food waste has missed its intermediate target of a 25% reduction. Here's what changes for cross-border workers.

• 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.

• Switzerland would age rapidly without immigration

  Immigration slows Switzerland's demographic aging, with direct effects on AHV and insurance premiums.

• Varese Solidale: conference on health and food poverty

  Varese Solidale presents the conference on health and food poverty on May 15, 2026. Experts and institutions discuss strategies and tools to address the phenomenon.

• Giuliano Bignasca Foundation: over 20,000 CHF in aid in 2025

  The Giuliano Bignasca Foundation provided over 20,000 francs in direct aid in 2025, including grocery vouchers and support for rent and health insurance premiums.

• Luino: Massarenti accuses Lombardy of healthcare data manipulation

  Marco Massarenti, candidate for 'La nostra Luino', criticizes data presented by the Lombardy Region on healthcare, highlighting disparities and structural problems.

• Parmelin confirms: no more medical bills for Crans-Montana victims' families

  Swiss president Guy Parmelin has reiterated that no more medical bills will be sent to the families of the victims of the New Year's Eve fire in Crans-Montana.