Skip to content
Sophie

Helsana or EGK in Region 1 of canton Vaud?

In Region 1, Helsana is CHF 555.60 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

Helsana comes down to CHF 580.10 a month, EGK to CHF 626.40. The gap is CHF 555.60 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 Helsana is worth CHF 120.00 more a year. Atupri

Where they stand in the region

Helsana ranks 6 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.

DeductibleHelsanaEGKGap
300CHF 699.00CHF 699.80− 0.80
500CHF 687.40CHF 688.20− 0.80
1'000CHF 658.20CHF 659.00− 0.80
1'500CHF 629.00CHF 629.80− 0.80
2'000CHF 599.90CHF 600.70− 0.80
2'500CHF 570.70CHF 571.50− 0.80

Model by model

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

ModelHelsanaEGK
Family doctorCHF 580.10CHF 626.40
Other modelCHF 601.10CHF 626.40
Free choice of doctorCHF 699.00CHF 699.80

How they moved in this region

Against 2025, Helsana moves by + 4.4 % and EGK by + 3.9 % in this region.

Helsana, 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.