Sanitas or Assura-Basis in Region 1 of canton Ticino?
In Region 1, Assura-Basis is CHF 84.00 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 617.80 a month, Sanitas to CHF 624.80. The gap is CHF 84.00 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Agrisano, at CHF 583.90 a month. Moving there rather than to Assura-Basis is worth CHF 406.80 more a year. Agrisano
Where they stand in the region
Sanitas ranks 8 and Assura-Basis ranks 6, 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.
| Deductible | Sanitas | Assura-Basis | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 726.40 | CHF 735.40 | − 9.00 |
| 500 | CHF 714.80 | CHF 723.80 | − 9.00 |
| 1'000 | CHF 685.60 | CHF 694.60 | − 9.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 656.40 | CHF 665.40 | − 9.00 |
| 2'000 | CHF 627.30 | CHF 636.30 | − 9.00 |
| 2'500 | CHF 598.10 | CHF 607.10 | − 9.00 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | Sanitas | Assura-Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Other model | CHF 624.80 | — |
| Family doctor | CHF 631.95 | CHF 617.80 |
| HMO practice | CHF 661.10 | — |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 726.40 | CHF 735.40 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, Sanitas moves by + 7.3 % and Assura-Basis by + 11.0 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.