'Swiss Emigrants Are Gifting Their Money To Swiss Health Insurers'

2023-08-11 02:15:40

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The Swiss Abroad should be able to take their Swiss health insurance abroad with them – that's the aim of a proposal that will soon be put before parliament.

This content was published on August 11, 2023 - 11:00 August 11, 2023 - 11:00

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Deutsch (de) "wer auswandert, schenkt sein geld den krankenkassen" (original)
Italiano (it) "chi emigra regala i suoi soldi alle assicurazioni sanitarie"
Français (fr) «quand on émigre, on fait cadeau de son argent aux caisses maladie»

When Swiss citizens living abroad fall ill, they are often forced to return to Switzerland to get healthcare. A political initiative wants to put an end to this.

SWI swissinfo.ch previously reported on the proposal:

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