Assura-Basis or EGK in Region 1 of canton Vaud?
In Region 1, Assura-Basis is CHF 570.00 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 578.90 a month, EGK to CHF 626.40. The gap is CHF 570.00 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Atupri, at CHF 570.10 a month. Moving there rather than to Assura-Basis is worth CHF 105.60 more a year. Atupri
Where they stand in the region
Assura-Basis ranks 4 and EGK ranks 17, out of 21 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 669.20 | CHF 699.80 | − 30.60 |
| 500 | CHF 657.60 | CHF 688.20 | − 30.60 |
| 1'000 | CHF 628.40 | CHF 659.00 | − 30.60 |
| 1'500 | CHF 599.20 | CHF 629.80 | − 30.60 |
| 2'000 | CHF 570.10 | CHF 600.70 | − 30.60 |
| 2'500 | CHF 540.90 | CHF 571.50 | − 30.60 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | Assura-Basis | EGK |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 578.90 | CHF 626.40 |
| Other model | CHF 595.60 | CHF 626.40 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 669.20 | CHF 699.80 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, Assura-Basis moves by + 4.4 % and EGK by + 3.9 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.