Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellant could be entered on the cantonal list of premium defaulters and subjected to a suspension of benefits.
Decisão extraída
The suspension and list entry were lawful because the appellant owed premiums, had not shown a special situation excusing non-payment, and had not demonstrated payment efforts or repayment of arrears.
Fundamentação extraída
Cantonal law leaves the decision to list an insured person to the department, which must assess the case under uniform criteria. A presumed ability to pay applies unless the insured person proves that the arrears arose in a special situation and that current premiums are being paid and arrears are being reduced as far as possible. The appellant did not make that showing.