Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellant was exempt from Swiss mandatory health insurance under Art. 2(8) KVV due to a clear deterioration of previous coverage and inability to obtain supplementary insurance on reasonable terms.
Decisão extraída
No. Although supplementary insurance was difficult because of health status, the overall comparison did not show a clear deterioration of coverage justifying exemption.
Fundamentação extraída
The court applied strict criteria for exemptions from the compulsory system. It acknowledged gaps in the foreign coverage, especially for nursing-home care, but held that the remaining differences did not outweigh the solidarity-based statutory scheme enough to trigger Art. 2(8) KVV.