Assura-Basis or EGK in Region 2 of canton Schaffhausen?
In Region 2, Assura-Basis is CHF 410.40 a year cheaper than EGK for an adult on the same profile. Here is the detail — and what a third insurer would do.
The verdict, in this region
Assura-Basis comes down to CHF 452.60 a month, EGK to CHF 486.80. The gap is CHF 410.40 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Agrisano, at CHF 433.80 a month. Moving there rather than to Assura-Basis is worth CHF 225.60 more a year. Agrisano
Where they stand in the region
Assura-Basis ranks 3 and EGK ranks 11, out of 23 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 514.30 | CHF 537.80 | − 23.50 |
| 500 | CHF 502.70 | CHF 526.10 | − 23.40 |
| 1'000 | CHF 473.50 | CHF 497.00 | − 23.50 |
| 1'500 | CHF 444.30 | CHF 467.80 | − 23.50 |
| 2'000 | CHF 415.20 | CHF 438.60 | − 23.40 |
| 2'500 | CHF 386.00 | CHF 409.50 | − 23.50 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | Assura-Basis | EGK |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 452.60 | CHF 500.20 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 514.30 | CHF 537.80 |
| Other model | — | CHF 486.80 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, Assura-Basis moves by − 0.1 % and EGK by + 1.1 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.