Cantonal premium reductions
Under Art. 65 of the Federal Health Insurance Act, individuals living in modest circumstances receive financial assistance from the Confederation and the cantons with their premiums for mandatory health insurance. This contribution is known as a premium reduction.
Premium reduction contributions are passed on from all cantons to health insurers directly, and deducted from the premium statement.
Frequently asked questions
When do I get a premium reduction?
CSS cannot factor a premium reduction in to your premium statement until it has received electronic notification from your legal place of residence, stating the amount of the contribution. CSS is unable to make the deduction until it has this information, which unfortunately means that our hands are tied.
The timing of this notification differs from canton to canton. Unfortunately, there is no standard arrangement.
Which canton grants the premium reduction if I move to another canton in the course of the year?
Your place of residence on 1 January is what counts. The premium reduction for the whole year is granted by the canton in which you were resident on 1 January.
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| Canton | Information available from | Registration deadline | Stand der Daten 2019 | Verrechnung ab |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AG | SVA Aarau | 31 December | Data received | January 2019 |
| AR | Compensation and IV Office Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 31 March | Data partially received | January 2019 |
| AI | Department of Health and Social Affairs AI | None | Data not yet received | |
| BL | Social Insurance Office Basel Landschaft | None | Data partially received | January 2019 |
| BS | Office for Social Contributions Basel-Stadt | None | Data received | January 2019 |
| BE | Office of Social Insurance | During the current year | Data partially received | January 2019 |
| FR | Cantonal Compensation Office | 31 August | Data partially received | January 2019 |
| GE | Geneva Health Insurance Service | None | Data not yet received | |
| GL | Tax Administrationi of Canton Glarus | 31 January |
Data not yet received | |
| GR | Social Insurance Offe of Canton Graubünden | 31 December | Data not yet received | |
| JU | Cantonal Compensation Office of Canton Jura | 31 December | Data received | January 2019 |
| LU | Lucerne Compensation Office | 31 October | Data partially received | January 2019 |
| NE | Cantonal Health Insurance Office | None | Data partially received | January 2019 |
| NW | Nidwalden Compensation Office | 31 August | Data partially received | January 2019 |
| OW | Office of Health of Canton Obwalden | 31 May | Data not yet received | |
| SH | SVA Schaffhausen | 30 April | Data partially received | January 2019 |
| SZ | Schwyz Compensation Office | 30 September | Data received | January 2019 |
| SO | Compensation Office of Canton Solothurn | 31 July (30 days after receiving the application form) | Data partially received | January 2019 |
| SG | SVA St. Gallen | 31 March (3 months after receiving the application form)Zug Compensation Office | Data partially received | January 2019 |
| TI | Health Insurance Subsidy Service | 31 December | Data received | January 2019 |
| TG | Office of Health of Canton Thurgau | 31 December | Data partially received | January 2019 |
| UR | Office of Health | 30 April | Data not yet received | |
| VD | Vaud Health Insurance Office (OVAM) |
None | Data received | January 2019 |
| VS | Cantonal Compensation Office of Canton Valais | 31 December | Data partially received | January 2019 |
| ZG | Zug Compensation Office | 30 April | Data partially received | January 2019 |
| ZH | SVA Zürich | None | Data received | January 2019 |
| Those resident outside Switzerland | KVG Collective Institution | None |