Question juridique clé
Whether the maternity costs incurred abroad had to be covered by compulsory health insurance as an emergency treatment.
Solution extraite
The childbirth abroad was not an emergency within the meaning of the Health Insurance Act, so the insurer did not have to pay.
Motifs extraits
The Federal Court upheld the lower court's assessment that the factual findings were not manifestly incorrect and that the situation did not qualify as an emergency. The additional evidence and objections did not undermine that conclusion.