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Assura-Basis or Visana in Region 2 of canton Valais?

In Region 2, Assura-Basis is CHF 109.20 a year cheaper than Visana 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 447.50 a month, Visana to CHF 456.60. The gap is CHF 109.20 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.

What the question hides

Neither is the cheapest here: that is Agrisano, at CHF 406.30 a month. Moving there rather than to Assura-Basis is worth CHF 494.40 more a year. Agrisano

Where they stand in the region

Assura-Basis ranks 12 and Visana ranks 18, out of 28 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 505.60CHF 597.50− 91.90
500CHF 494.00CHF 590.80− 96.80
1'000CHF 464.80CHF 556.70− 91.90
1'500CHF 435.60CHF 527.50− 91.90
2'000CHF 406.50CHF 498.30− 91.80
2'500CHF 377.30CHF 469.20− 91.90

Model by model

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

ModelAssura-BasisVisana
Family doctorCHF 447.50CHF 507.90
Other modelCHF 450.00CHF 456.60
Free choice of doctorCHF 505.60CHF 597.50
HMO practice—CHF 507.90

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.