Kernrechtsfrage
Whether a federal appeal was admissible against a cantonal directorate's decision on an exception authorization under the health-insurance admission regime.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The appeal to the Federal Supreme Court was inadmissible because such matters must first be brought before the Federal Administrative Court; Art. 34 VGG also covers decisions of cantonal directorates or departments.
Extrahierte Begründung
Art. 34 VGG is to be read functionally: the special federal review path applies to decisions under Art. 55a KVG regardless of whether the canton assigns the decision to its government or delegates it to a directorate. Therefore, the Federal Supreme Court lacks direct appellate jurisdiction under Art. 83 lit. r BGG.