Switzerland
Switzerland to cover CHF1.5 million in care costs for Italian fire victims
Switzerland will waive CHF1.5 million in medical costs for 12 Italian victims of the Crans-Montana fire who were treated in Switzerland. The Federal Council said it made the exception after discussions with Italy.
Switzerland will cover CHF 1.5 million in medical costs for 12 Italian victims of the Crans-Montana fire who received treatment in the country. The Federal Council said it approved the exception after discussions with Italy.
The decision applies to the Italian patients’ treatment costs in Switzerland. It places the total bill for their care at CHF 1.5 million.
Cover care for Italian patients
The decision covers 12 Italian patients treated in Switzerland after the Crans-Montana fire. Their medical costs total CHF 1.5 million.
The measure concerns care delivered in Switzerland to victims from Italy. The Federal Council framed the coverage as an exception and said it followed discussions with the Italian government.
Set out the government decision
The Federal Council approved the exception after discussions with Italy. The decision sets out Switzerland’s coverage of the medical costs for the 12 Italian victims treated here.
The arrangement links the two countries through the care provided in Switzerland and the government-level discussions that preceded the decision.
Define the scope of coverage
The covered bill totals CHF 1.5 million for 12 patients. Switzerland’s decision addresses the medical costs incurred by Italian victims treated in the country after the Crans-Montana fire.
For Switzerland, the action is a defined exception agreed after discussions with Italy. It applies to these patients’ treatment costs.