Facts

The Swiss Health Insurance Fund for Arts and Crafts (GKK), recognized by the Confederation, participates in the implementation of compulsory health insurance in the city of Zurich. In 1980, the GKK requested an increase in its annual revenue per compulsorily insured member, either to CHF 1'300 or to CHF 1'650. The city of Zurich rejected these requests. The GKK then appealed against this decision to the cantonal government, which also rejected the appeal. The GKK then filed an administrative law appeal against the decision of the cantonal government.

Considerations

The Federal Insurance Court considers that the contested decision is based on municipal law, in particular Articles 23 and 34 of the Zurich municipal regulations on compulsory health insurance, which have an autonomous scope in relation to federal health insurance law. Although the GKK invokes violations of federal law, this does not change the fact that the decision is…