Sanitas or Assura-Basis in Region 2 of canton St. Gallen?
In Region 2, Sanitas is CHF 8.40 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
Sanitas comes down to CHF 457.30 a month, Assura-Basis to CHF 458.00. The gap is CHF 8.40 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Agrisano, at CHF 419.60 a month. Moving there rather than to Sanitas is worth CHF 452.40 more a year. Agrisano
Where they stand in the region
Sanitas ranks 9 and Assura-Basis ranks 11, out of 25 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 537.90 | CHF 551.70 | − 13.80 |
| 500 | CHF 526.30 | CHF 540.10 | − 13.80 |
| 1'000 | CHF 497.10 | CHF 510.90 | − 13.80 |
| 1'500 | CHF 467.90 | CHF 481.70 | − 13.80 |
| 2'000 | CHF 438.80 | CHF 452.60 | − 13.80 |
| 2'500 | CHF 409.60 | CHF 423.40 | − 13.80 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | Sanitas | Assura-Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Other model | CHF 457.30 | — |
| Family doctor | CHF 467.95 | CHF 458.00 |
| HMO practice | CHF 489.50 | — |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 537.90 | CHF 551.70 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, Sanitas moves by + 4.1 % and Assura-Basis by + 2.4 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.