Facts
In this case, the question was whether the outpatient postpartum care services provided by a self-employed nurse within the context of an uncomplicated childbirth are subject to the canton's residual financing obligation.
The appellant, a self-employed nurse, provided postpartum care and advisory services to a new mother on medical prescription between March 8 and 13, 2013. However, the municipality of [C.], which was the new mother's place of residence, refused to cover the residual financing of these services.
The appellant subsequently filed a complaint up to the Federal Supreme Court, seeking to compel the municipality of [C.] to pay the residual financing contributions.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court upheld the complaint. It stated that the postpartum care services provided by the appellant within the context of an uncomplicated childbirth are subject to the residual financing obligation under Art. 25a(5) of the Federal Health Insurance Act (KVG).
The court reasoned that a differentiation between services provided for illness and those provided for maternity would be impractical and contradictory for the…