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

In Region 1, Visana is CHF 207.60 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

Visana comes down to CHF 488.30 a month, Assura-Basis to CHF 505.60. The gap is CHF 207.60 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 Visana is worth CHF 85.20 more a year. Atupri

Where they stand in the region

Assura-Basis ranks 15 and Visana ranks 3, 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-BasisVisanaGap
300CHF 574.50CHF 643.20− 68.70
500CHF 562.90CHF 636.50− 73.60
1'000CHF 533.70CHF 602.40− 68.70
1'500CHF 504.50CHF 573.20− 68.70
2'000CHF 475.40CHF 544.00− 68.60
2'500CHF 446.20CHF 514.90− 68.70

Model by model

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

ModelAssura-BasisVisana
Other modelCHF 505.60CHF 488.30
Family doctorCHF 505.60CHF 546.80
Free choice of doctorCHF 574.50CHF 643.20
HMO practice—CHF 553.20

How they moved in this region

Against 2025, Assura-Basis moves by + 6.5 % and Visana by + 2.0 % in this region.

Assura-Basis, Visana, 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.