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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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• 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 Obwalden premiums: deductibles and reduction

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

• Permit B in Schwyz: 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 Appenzell 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 Appenzell Innerrhoden.

• Sick pay premiums Appenzell Ausserrhoden: deductibles and subsidies

  How health insurance works in Appenzell Ausserrhoden: available deductibles, coverage models and procedures to access premium subsidies.

• LAMal External Appenzell Rewards and premium reduction

  Guide to LAMal premiums in the Canton of Appenzell Outer: deductibles, available insurance models, cantonal subsidies and procedure to apply for the income-based reduction.

• Health insurance premiums Canton Schaffhausen and reduction

  Obligations, deductibles, coverage models and procedure to apply for cantonal subsidy in the Canton of Schaffhausen: practical guide.

• Swiss health system LAMal in the Canton of Vaud

  Complete guide to the Swiss health system in the Canton of Vaud: LAMal obligation, choice of the sick fund, deductibles and cantonal subsidies.

• Healthcare in Switzerland: LAMal, deductibles and reimbursements

  The Swiss healthcare system is based on the mandatory LAMal health insurance for residents. Awards vary by canton and region. The canton of Zurich offers adult deductibles from CHF 300 to CHF 2500.

• Air Defense: Federal Council Accelerates Investments

  Allocated €970 million for air defence and €100 million for military headquarters security by 2029 to respond to global challenges.

• Graubünden Hospital: 518 million over 12 years

  The new wing of the Cantonal Hospital of Graubünden comes into service at the end of November 2026 after 518 million invested.

• Graubünden Hospital: 518 million for new wing

  Twelve years of construction end. The cantonal hospital of Graubünden in Chur inaugurates the new structure with 518 million francs invested. Operating rooms increased, moving at the end of November.

• Twint launches direct debit for bills and sick pay

  New for recurring payments in Switzerland: Twint will introduce direct debit for sick cash, electricity and subscriptions.

• Twint launches direct debit in 2027

  Direct debit will allow users to manage recurring payments through the Twint app.

• Health insurance premiums in the canton of Basel-City: reduction announced

  The Canton of Basel-City has announced the reduction of sickness insurance premiums.