Sanitas or Visana in Region 2 of canton Valais?
In Region 2, Visana is CHF 429.60 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
Visana comes down to CHF 456.60 a month, Sanitas to CHF 492.40. The gap is CHF 429.60 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 Visana is worth CHF 603.60 more a year. Agrisano
Where they stand in the region
Sanitas ranks 22 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.
| Deductible | Sanitas | Visana | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 566.00 | CHF 597.50 | − 31.50 |
| 500 | CHF 554.40 | CHF 590.80 | − 36.40 |
| 1'000 | CHF 525.20 | CHF 556.70 | − 31.50 |
| 1'500 | CHF 496.00 | CHF 527.50 | − 31.50 |
| 2'000 | CHF 466.90 | CHF 498.30 | − 31.40 |
| 2'500 | CHF 437.70 | CHF 469.20 | − 31.50 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | Sanitas | Visana |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 492.40 | CHF 507.90 |
| Other model | CHF 509.40 | CHF 456.60 |
| HMO practice | CHF 515.10 | CHF 507.90 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 566.00 | CHF 597.50 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, Sanitas moves by + 2.5 % and Visana by + 2.0 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.