Ticino services
In Ticino, everyday services run through health insurance, pharmacies, cantonal offices and public counters. This page brings together basic insurance premiums, the useful services the site tracks, official notices and our articles.
The area borders Italy: for those who cross the border every day, the rules and prices on both sides matter. Official sources publish in Italian; data, notices and articles are collected here and updated when they change.
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Health insurance premiums 2026
Monthly basic insurance premium for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible, accident cover included, standard model: lowest, typical (middle value) and highest among the insurers of each premium region.
- TI, premium region 1: typical 740.20 CHF per month — from 679 to 826.50 CHF, 21 insurers
- TI, premium region 2: typical 683.30 CHF per month — from 626.70 to 797.20 CHF, 21 insurers
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On-duty pharmacies
Upcoming duty shifts published by the canton’s official service.
- Stazione — Biasca, Biasca e Valli
- Farmacia Bozzoreda — Pregassona, Luganese
- S. Gottardo — Bellinzona, Bellinzonese
- Contrada dei Patrizi — Mendrisio, Mendrisiotto
- Moderna — Bodio, Biasca e Valli
- Malè — Bellinzona, Bellinzonese
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Source: Official pharmacy duty service
Number plate auctions
Official number plate auctions running in the canton, with the highest bids at the time of the snapshot.
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Source: Cantonal road traffic office
Official notices
Latest releases on this topic from the canton’s administrations and public bodies, linked to the source. Titles are in the original wording.
- A Lugano il Congresso Infertilità 2026
- Approccio medico e infermieristico in Anestesia a confronto
- La Clinica di Radiologia IDISI riconosciuta come centro ARCH-AI
- Pronto Consulto: un progetto pilota per la gestione delle situazioni sanitarie non urgenti nel Mendrisiotto e Basso Ceresio
- Incontro con Marco Zappa concerto workshop “LaVitaNelleCanzoni”
- Incontro con Marco Zappa concerto workshop “LaVitaNelleCanzoni”
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Recommended articles
- Ticino health insurance premiums 2027: 3,7% increaseIn 2027, health insurance premiums in Ticino increase by 3,7%, bringing the average premium to 520 francs per month, the highest in Switzerland.
- Health Insurance Premiums: When 3.7% Doesn't Tell the Whole StoryIn 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.
- Ostinelli does not pay his health insurance and goes before the magistrateRoberto Ostinelli, a doctor from Mendrisio, has not paid his health insurance since June 2024 and must appear before the magistrate on October 6; he pays 140 euro per month for international insurance.
- Ticino's healthcare system needs new incentivesCovid has left extraordinary and lasting costs; health insurers retain at most 5% of expenditure; up to one fifth of healthcare spending is linked to unnecessary services.
- Health insurance premiums 2027 in Ticino: +3,7% and EFAS from 2028Lukas Engelberger: the system is good and costs money. In Ticino, premiums are rising by 3,7%, with EFAS expected from 2028.
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