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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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132 articles on health and insurance, newest first.

• Health Insurance Premiums in the Canton of Aargau and Premium Reductions

  Find out how health insurance premiums work in Aargau, what deductibles are available, and how to apply for a reduction through cantonal subsidies.

• Hospital bills: why they don't explain everything

  Since 2012, DRG has been hiding diagnoses in the invoice received. How to ask the hospital for clarification and dispute with the health insurer.

• KVG premiums Fribourg: deductibles and subsidies 2026

  KVG deductibles in the Canton of Fribourg, how to choose, procedures for accessing the premium reduction and official deadlines 2026.

• Sick pay premiums Freiburg: reduction and subsidies

  Guide to compulsory health insurance premiums in the Canton of Fribourg: deductibles, alternative models and procedure for obtaining premium reductions

• LAMal Canton Grisons Awards: deductibles and reduction

  Guide to health insurance premiums in the Canton of Graubünden: deductibles from CHF 300 to 2500, alternative models, reduction subsidies and application procedure.

• LAMal Grisioni: premiums, deductibles and reduction

  Find out how LAMal health insurance works in the canton of Graubünden, which deductibles to choose and how to access cantonal premium reduction subsidies.

• LAMal 2026 in the Canton of Vaud: operational guide

  Obligation within 3 months of arrival, six tiers of deductible from CHF 300 to 2500 and cantonal subsidy: how to orient yourself.

• LAMal Guide 2026: obligation, cash and deductible

  Compulsory health insurance for those residing in Switzerland: how to enroll in LAMal, choose the cashier and understand deductibles in 2026.

• LAMal 2026: how to choose in Switzerland

  LAMal health insurance is mandatory for all residents. Here's how to navigate between deductibles (CHF 300–2500), choice of cash and cantonal subsidies in 2026.

• Uri: specific sick pay premiums and subsidies

  The Canton of Uri applies specific rates for compulsory health insurance premiums (LAMal). Access to the subsidies takes place through the reduction of premiums, with flexible deductibles for adults.

• Uri sick pay premiums and LAMal premium reductions

  Guide to the compulsory health insurance premiums in the Canton of Uri, bands, deductibles and requirements for the reduction of premiums.

• LAMal Canton Bern Awards: bands and reductions

  In the Canton of Bern, LAMal premiums vary according to the deductible chosen. Here's how the system works and how to access reduction subsidies.

• Health system: difficulties for many Swiss citizens

  A Careum study reveals that half of Swiss people have poor health skills. Three out of four struggle to navigate the system between bureaucracy and jargon.

• Steal another woman's identity…to use Pornhub and contact hospitals

  A woman in the canton of Bern has been convicted of identity abuse, defamation and insult after using false identity to create accounts on erotic platforms and contact health institutions

• LAMal Basel City Awards: Deductible and Subsidy Guide

  LAMal deductibles in the canton Basel City from CHF 300 to CHF 2,500, private per capita premiums and cantonal subsidies for residents with limited income.

• Scientific: Swiss research and innovation in Zurich

  Scientific Festival in Zurich: the Federal Polytechnic and the University present innovative research. World record cars (0-100 km/h in 9 tenths) and autonomous drones.

• Twint double commissions: open war with merchants

  A Swiss survey reveals that small stores pay 1.3% Twint commissions compared to 0.59% for large ones. The Swiss Retail Federation calls for federal intervention.

• Canton Zug health insurance premiums and premium reductions

  How LAMal premiums work in the Canton of Zug, the six deductibles available and how to access cantonal benefits to reduce the cost of health insurance.

• Glarus health insurance premiums: how to obtain a reduction

  How compulsory health insurance premiums work in Glarus, what deductibles are available and how to claim cantonal reduction benefits.

• LAMal Obvaldo premiums: deductibles and reduction

  Compulsory deductibles, premium reductions and cantonal health insurance benefits in the Canton of Obvaldo. Application procedure and alternative insurance models.

• Permit B in Svitto: how to request and renew it

  Duration 1-5 years, prerequisites and renewal deadlines. Complete guide with necessary documents and mandatory LAMal insurance.

• LAMal Unwinding Rewards: deductibles and premium reductions

  How the compulsory health insurance premiums work in the Canton of Schwyz, the deductibles available and how to claim the reduction via subsidy.

• Psychiatrist diagnosis required for sick fund coverage

  The costs of mental health care borne by sickness funds increased by 6.1% in 2024 and amounted to about CHF 3.2 billion, equivalent to 7.5% of the total costs of compulsory insurance.

• Inner Appenzello sick pay premiums: deductibles and reduction

  Deductibles from CHF 300 to 2,500 and procedures to obtain the cantonal reduction subsidy. Operational guide to LAMal awards and access criteria in Appenzello Interno.