Questão jurídica principal
Whether the Canton of Vaud had to cover the extra-cantonal hospital cost difference under Art. 41 LAMal.
Decisão extraída
No. The court held that the case was not one of medically necessary extra-cantonal hospitalization because treatment was available in the canton of residence.
Fundamentação extraída
The earlier Vaud hospital assessment was not a definitive refusal to operate; the medical situation was still unclear and a renewed evaluation was possible. The later choice of the Geneva hospital was therefore personal, not medically compelled, and the treatment was not urgent.