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Glossary · 260 termsWith legal basis

Health insurance from A to Z, every term explained.

Every term has its own page: the direct answer first, then how it works, the legal basis with the article, an example with figures and the most common mistakes.

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How the glossary is written

Every statement is based on a primary source: the Federal Health Insurance Act (HIA) and its ordinances on fedlex.admin.ch, the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). The sources are listed at the end of each page.

Every page shows its date. When a law, an ordinance or the figures change, we update the page and its date. How we work and correct mistakes is described under Editorial team and How we calculate.