Assura-Basis or EGK in Region 2 of canton Lucerne?
In Region 2, EGK is CHF 64.80 a year cheaper than Assura-Basis for an adult on the same profile. Here is the detail — and what a third insurer would do.
The verdict, in this region
EGK comes down to CHF 451.20 a month, Assura-Basis to CHF 456.60. The gap is CHF 64.80 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Agrisano, at CHF 425.70 a month. Moving there rather than to EGK is worth CHF 306.00 more a year. Agrisano
Where they stand in the region
Assura-Basis ranks 12 and EGK ranks 9, out of 25 active insurers in this region.
Deductible by deductible
With free choice of doctor, the one model every insurer offers — and therefore the only one where a row-by-row comparison compares the same thing.
| Deductible | Assura-Basis | EGK | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 515.90 | CHF 521.60 | − 5.70 |
| 500 | CHF 504.30 | CHF 509.90 | − 5.60 |
| 1'000 | CHF 475.10 | CHF 480.80 | − 5.70 |
| 1'500 | CHF 445.90 | CHF 451.60 | − 5.70 |
| 2'000 | CHF 416.80 | CHF 422.40 | − 5.60 |
| 2'500 | CHF 387.60 | CHF 393.30 | − 5.70 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | Assura-Basis | EGK |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 456.60 | CHF 466.90 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 515.90 | CHF 521.60 |
| Other model | — | CHF 451.20 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, Assura-Basis moves by + 2.5 % and EGK by + 7.0 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.