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Assura-Basis or EGK in Region 1 of canton Valais?

In Region 1, Assura-Basis is CHF 297.60 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 505.60 a month, EGK to CHF 530.40. The gap is CHF 297.60 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.

What the question hides

Neither is the cheapest here: that is Atupri, at CHF 481.20 a month. Moving there rather than to Assura-Basis is worth CHF 292.80 more a year. Atupri

Where they stand in the region

Assura-Basis ranks 15 and EGK ranks 20, out of 26 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.

DeductibleAssura-BasisEGKGap
300CHF 574.50CHF 586.00− 11.50
500CHF 562.90CHF 574.40− 11.50
1'000CHF 533.70CHF 545.20− 11.50
1'500CHF 504.50CHF 516.00− 11.50
2'000CHF 475.40CHF 486.90− 11.50
2'500CHF 446.20CHF 457.70− 11.50

Model by model

Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.

ModelAssura-BasisEGK
Other modelCHF 505.60CHF 530.40
Family doctorCHF 505.60CHF 565.50
Free choice of doctorCHF 574.50CHF 586.00

How they moved in this region

Against 2025, Assura-Basis moves by + 6.5 % and EGK by + 2.8 % in this region.

Assura-Basis, EGK, or another?

The comparator works out your actual premium across all 34 insurers at once, from your age, deductible and municipality.

Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.