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

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200 articles on health and insurance, newest first.

• KVG health insurance premiums 2026: Canton of Lucerne

  In Lucerne, LAMal premiums depend on the canton and region: adult deductibles, changing health insurer and cantonal premium reduction for 2026.

• KVG health insurance premiums 2026: Canton of St. Gallen

  KVG premiums 2026 in the canton of St. Gallen: six adult deductibles, differences by canton and region, and cantonal premium reduction.

• KVG health insurance premiums in 2026 in the canton of Vaud

  Guide to KVG health insurance premiums in 2026 in the canton of Vaud: adult deductibles, differences between cantons and regions, cantonal subsidy and change of insurance policy.

• KVG health insurance premiums in 2026: Canton of Geneva

  2026 guide to KVG premiums in the canton of Geneva: adult deductibles, comparison between cantons, exchange of funds and cantonal premium reduction.

• Physiotherapists: 112k signatures for higher rates, cantonal petitions

  Physioswiss delivers 26 cantonal petitions in October: minimum 30% increase requested to cover study costs and guarantee access to care.

• National health insurance premium: the League's proposal

  On 1 October in Bellinzona, the Lega dei Ticinese presented an initiative in the Grand Council for a health insurance premium that is the same throughout Switzerland, with the same age, deductible and insurance model.

• Health Insurance Premiums: When 3.7% Doesn't Tell the Whole Story

  In 2027, the average health insurance premium in Ticino will increase by 3,7%, reaching 519.90 francs per month, an increase of 18.60 francs, 26% higher than the Swiss average of 412 francs.

• Health Insurance Premiums in the Canton of Basel-Stadt: Premium Reduction

  In the canton of Basel-Stadt, KVG premiums vary by canton and region: adult deductibles, alternative plans, and premium reductions as a cantonal subsidy.

• Basel-Stadt health insurance premiums: premium reduction

  A Practical Guide to LAMal Premiums in Basel-Stadt: Adult Deductibles, Premiums by Canton and Region, and Premium Reductions as Cantonal Subsidies.

• Health insurance premiums: discounts for foregoing end-of-life treatments

  Tilman Slembeck proposes lower premiums for those who voluntarily give up life-prolonging therapies in the terminal phase.

• Swiss healthcare: how much do we pay and what can we learn

  Analysis of healthcare costs: the average premium in Ticino reaches 519,90 francs in 2027. Comparisons, efficiency and OECD data compared.

• AI and drugs: Bellinzona in the SWIT-DREAMS project

  SWIT-DREAMS gets underway: 1,37 million euros from Interreg for research between Novara and Bellinzona on nanobodies and artificial intelligence applied to medicine.

• Health insurance premiums, readers vent: «The same words every year»

  In Ticino, the premium increase for 2027 is among the most limited, but the average premium exceeds 500 francs. The cumulative increase over four years would exceed 40%.

• 2027 health insurance premiums, Il Centro calls for more measures

  In Ticino, health insurance premiums will rise by 3.7% in 2027, compared with 5% nationally. The Centre calls for strengthening cantonal and federal measures.

• USS: legislative brake on premiums at 3%

  The USS is calling on the Council of States to impose a 3% cap on LAMal premiums. In Ticino, the increase expected for 2027 is 3,7%.

• Health insurance premiums 2027 in Ticino: +3,7% and EFAS from 2028

  Lukas Engelberger: the system is good and costs money. In Ticino, premiums are rising by 3,7%, with EFAS expected from 2028.

• Prisoners domiciled abroad: no LAMal obligation

  After the Council of States' vote in June, the National Council rejected the amendment to LAMal with no votes in favor: the costs of detainees remain with the Cantons.

• Swiss brings Starlink fast internet on board its aircraft

  Swiss activates Starlink Internet on its first Airbus A320neo, Iseltwald, offering free, high-speed connectivity in all classes.

• AI and work: different impact on women and men by 2030

  By 2030, approximately 25% of activities performed by women and 28% of those performed by men could be automated; in the care, healthcare, and education sectors, the potential drops to 19%.

• Gold bars: Italian exports to Switzerland +57%

  In August, Italian exports outside the EU grew by 16.1%: +57% to Switzerland, with gold bars indicated by ISTAT. Detailed data will come later.

• Swiss brings Starlink to its entire fleet by the end of 2029

  Swiss has activated Starlink on the first Airbus A320neo: the Zurich-Thessaloniki flight launches the plan to connect the entire fleet by the end of 2029.

• Sexual equality: motion on gender identity rejected

  The Council of States rejected, by 25 votes to 19, the motion to extend the Gender Equality Act to cases involving sexual orientation and gender identity.

• Pronto Consulto: telephone service to provide guidance in the Mendrisiotto

  Service available Mon‑Fri 9‑17 at 091 811 30 20, doctor called back within 30 minutes, one-year trial with approximately 800 calls per year.

• Changing health insurance provider can save up to 633 francs

  According to Axa, the first switch saves an average of 563 francs per year, the next 383 francs; in Ticino, the initial saving reaches 633 francs.