Sanitas or Assura-Basis in Region 2 of canton Bern?
In Region 2, Assura-Basis is CHF 424.80 a year cheaper than Sanitas 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, Sanitas to CHF 545.30. The gap is CHF 424.80 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
Sanitas ranks 20 and Assura-Basis ranks 5, 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 | Sanitas | Assura-Basis | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 626.80 | CHF 586.00 | + 40.80 |
| 500 | CHF 615.20 | CHF 574.40 | + 40.80 |
| 1'000 | CHF 586.00 | CHF 545.20 | + 40.80 |
| 1'500 | CHF 556.80 | CHF 516.00 | + 40.80 |
| 2'000 | CHF 527.70 | CHF 486.90 | + 40.80 |
| 2'500 | CHF 498.50 | CHF 457.70 | + 40.80 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | Sanitas | Assura-Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 545.30 | CHF 509.90 |
| Other model | CHF 551.60 | — |
| HMO practice | CHF 570.40 | — |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 626.80 | CHF 586.00 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, Sanitas moves by + 3.0 % and Assura-Basis by + 2.1 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.