The SP Switzerland has prompted the cantons ultimately, to verify their income limits for the premium reduction. Many households received no support, although they have, according to the Federal court the right.
According to a on Saturday published decision of the Federal court of the Canton of Lucerne has set the limit too low. There are a number of other cantons, which were in breach of the requirements of the Federal court, writes the SP Switzerland, in a media release on Monday.
The party provides the cantons concerned with an Ultimatum: If this check within one month of their Limits for the supply of premium reductions and adjustments, intends to submit the SP lawsuit.
In Lucerne, the complaints of a number of private individuals against the income limit for the premium reduction were successful. The Canton had lowered the eligible income to reduce the cost of health insurance premiums of children and young adults to 54’000 Swiss francs. This income limit is set too low, the Federal court in its judgment.
Big differences between the cantons of
the President of The social Director of the conference (.) and St. Gallen’s social Director, Martin Klöti, criticized the discrepancy in the income border between the cantons of: “You should deny and a harmonization to achieve, that is our goal,” he said on Monday, compared to the SRF broadcast “Rendez-vouz at noon”. The state should thus “federally-matched to create an attitude”. Klöti wish to discuss the topic with the other cantons, it means more.
Like Radio SRF reported, in the Canton of Lucerne, 19 percent of the population, a reduction in the Premium. In the Canton of Schaffhausen it were, with 34 per cent, almost Double. Michael Jordi, Central Secretary of the Swiss conference of cantonal Health Directors (GDK), says in the programme, the impact of the Decision open. The cost of living were different from Canton to Canton, so there could be no uniform solution.
law invalidated
The Federal law requires the cantons to reduce the cost for lower and middle income, the premiums of children and young adults in education by at least 50 percent. Controversial, the term “lower-and middle-income was in the present case”. According to the Federal court, the cantons have a considerable freedom of choice.
But even in respect of this autonomy is reflected in the income limit from 54’000 Swiss francs, will speak to the sense and spirit of Federal law. Only a vanishingly small part of the spectrum of the middle-income get the benefit of the premium reduction. The Federal court lifted the 2017 regulation.
Eight cantons in the visor
According to the SP, Lucerne is the only Canton that is in breach of the health insurance act. The Federal court of justice has held in its judgement that the income threshold for premium reduction must not be lower than 70 per cent of the median wage level.
Against this requirement, the cantons of Berne, Lucerne, Valais, Glarus, Appenzell inner-violated according to the communication Rhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Aargau, and new castle. The SP is based on a Monitoring report by the Federal office for health.
The health insurance premiums are one of the most important campaign issues of the SP for the national Council elections in October. In the spring, the party will launch a people’s initiative, with the aim of limiting the premium load to ten percent of household income. In addition, the cantonal premium subsidies should be harmonised.
(red/sda)
Created: 28.01.2019, 14:20 PM
