Questione giuridica chiave
Whether compulsory health insurance had to cover the foreign surgery under Art. 34 para. 2 LAMal and Art. 36 OAMal.
Decisione estratta
No. The court held that the reconstruction could be performed in Switzerland, so the statutory exception for treatment unavailable in Switzerland was not met.
Motivazione estratta
Foreign coverage is exceptional and requires either no treatment possibility in Switzerland or a materially higher medical risk there. The evidence showed Swiss specialists were able to perform the operation by microchirurgical reconstruction using scapular bone.