SHI covers most general practitioner (GP) and specialist services, as well as an extensive list of pharmaceuticals,
medical devices, home health care (called Spitex), physiotherapy (if prescribed by a physician), and some
preventive measures, including the costs of selected vaccinations, selected general health examinations, and
screenings for early detection of disease among certain risk groups and for certain diseases (e.g., one mammogram
a year if a woman has a family history of breast cancer).