Assura-Basis or Mutuel in Region 2 of canton Bern?
In Region 2, Assura-Basis is CHF 518.40 a year cheaper than Mutuel 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 509.90 a month, Mutuel to CHF 553.10. The gap is CHF 518.40 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Visana, at CHF 493.60 a month. Moving there rather than to Assura-Basis is worth CHF 195.60 more a year. Visana
Where they stand in the region
Assura-Basis ranks 5 and Mutuel ranks 23, 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.
| Deductible | Assura-Basis | Mutuel | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 586.00 | CHF 632.10 | − 46.10 |
| 500 | CHF 574.40 | CHF 620.60 | − 46.20 |
| 1'000 | CHF 545.20 | CHF 591.60 | − 46.40 |
| 1'500 | CHF 516.00 | CHF 562.10 | − 46.10 |
| 2'000 | CHF 486.90 | CHF 533.10 | − 46.20 |
| 2'500 | CHF 457.70 | CHF 504.10 | − 46.40 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | Assura-Basis | Mutuel |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 509.90 | CHF 575.20 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 586.00 | CHF 632.10 |
| Other model | — | CHF 553.10 |
| HMO practice | — | CHF 556.20 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, Assura-Basis moves by + 2.1 % and Mutuel by + 3.7 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.