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Health and insurance

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

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39 articles on health and insurance, newest first.

• Cost of living 2026 in the Canton of Zurich: data and analysis

  Updated 2026 analysis on the cost of living in Zurich: rents, LAMal premiums, AVS contributions at 5.3% and taxes at source for workers.

• Swiss health system LAMal: how it works

  Practical guide to the functioning of the health system in Switzerland: LAMal obligation, choice of sick pay, deductibles and reimbursements.

• Gender medicine in Switzerland: new challenges and opportunities

  Gender medicine struggles to become mainstream, but gaps in funding and political resistance make it all very difficult.

• Invoices, rent and sick pay, the difficulties of 98 families

  A survey of the beneficiaries of the Amélie Solidarity Basket project reveals economic difficulties and lack of work

• Swiss health economics: challenges and innovations

  Analysis of Swiss multinationals in the healthcare sector and current challenges.

• Healthcare and old border workers: the contribution for the staff

  Lombardy Region intends to finance the 20% increase for doctors and nurses through monthly contributions for old border workers.

• Frontierers, health tax: "A bomb behind a handful of change"

  According to what was communicated in February 2026, the parent company of "Civic Action for Luino and Fractions" and minority advisor, lawyer Furio Artoni, sent a press release regarding relations between Italy and Switzerland on the issue of border workers and the so-called health tax.

• I didn't study eleven years to work for free

  Switzerland is heading towards a shortage of primary care doctors. Linda Habib is already experiencing the consequences: full clinics and more and more work in addition to patients.

• LAMal Awards: regional factors and variability between cantons

  LAMal premiums vary greatly between cantons due to regional factors, such as optimal deductible and subsidies available.

• Guide to the Swiss health system: LAMal obligation and deductibles

  The practical guide for border workers who reside in the Canton of Lucerne and must use the Swiss health system.

• Guide to the LAMal health system: obligation and choice

  The Swiss health system LAMal: what changes for border workers in the canton of St. Gallen and Switzerland.

• Swiss health system: LAMal, choice of fund, deductible and reimbursements

  Find out how the Swiss healthcare system works, including the rules for choosing the cashier, deductible and reimbursements, with specific data for the canton of Ticino.

• Swiss health system LAMal: the 2026 guide

  Complete guide to the Swiss health system for 2026: LAMal obligation, right of option, choice of sick fund, deductibles and reimbursements.

• Graubünden: hospitals' finances return to service

  After a difficult 2024, Grisonian nosocomes register positive results in 2025. Here is the financial overview of the main healthcare facilities.

• Swiss private life insurance for the border worker: when is it convenient?

  Here are the key facts about Swiss private life insurance for border workers: rules, rates, benefits and advantages compared to the third pillar.

• UVG accident insurance 2026: coverage and reports

  Find out everything about UVG coverage for cross-border commuters in Switzerland in 2026, how to report an accident and the differences with an occupational disease.

• Refunds Frozen: Alfieri and Artoni Call for the Abolition of the Health Tax

  The Swiss Council of States has blocked cross-border tax rebates for Lombardy. Alfieri and Artoni are calling for the abolition of the health tax.

• Evaluating Residency in Italy or Switzerland 2026

  A practical guide to assessing costs, travel times, healthcare and taxation between Italy and Switzerland in 2026.

• Health tax and less refreshments: the goal of Ticino

  Lorenzo Quadri, national councilor, proposes to use the new Italian health tax to reduce rebates to cross-border workers.

• Frontier workers: 6,250 francs per month is enough?

  Detailed analysis of how long a cross-border commuter can live on a salary of 6,250 francs per month in Switzerland.

• Frontier: reimbursable health expenses in Italy and limits

  What health expenses incurred in Switzerland by border workers are reimbursable in Italy, with the procedures and limits provided for.

• Car insurance for border workers: Switzerland vs Italy, practical comparison

  Detailed analysis of the differences between Swiss and Italian car insurance for border workers: costs, coverage, claims management, useful advice.

• Frontier: documents needed to work in Switzerland

  Updated checklist of documents for border workers: contract, identity, G permit, bank account, AVS, health insurance.

• Pflegehilfe in Switzerland: A Practical Guide to Care

  Find out how care for the elderly and those in need of care works in Switzerland