title: [100 years of medical practice in the mountain region of Ticino. I. Development of a health policy following the foundation of the canton].
abstract: This essay covers the milestones of health care development in the canton Ticino from its foundation in 1803 reviewing the first attempts for legislation in the medical field to the endorsement of a cantonal health-care amendment covering the fields of health insurance (mandatory or private), the financial basis of insurance carriers, the remuneration of medical acts and global strategies for health care delivery (up to the remotest mountain areas).
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authors.lastname: Moccetti
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000266:history*; D005251:Fees, Medical; D006296:Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006298:Health Services Administration; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics; D012424:Rural Population; D013557:Switzerland
vernacular_title: 100 anni di pratica medica nelle regioni di montagna del Ticino. I. Evoluzione della politica sanitaria dopo la costituzione del cantone.