Visana or EGK in Region 1 of canton Valais?

In Region 1, Visana is CHF 505.20 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

Visana comes down to CHF 488.30 a month, EGK to CHF 530.40. The gap is CHF 505.20 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.

Neither is the cheapest here: that is Atupri, at CHF 481.20 a month. Moving there rather than to Visana is worth CHF 85.20 more a year. Atupri

Visana ranks 3 and EGK ranks 20, out of 26 active insurers in this region.

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	Visana	EGK	Gap
300	CHF 643.20	CHF 586.00	+ 57.20
500	CHF 636.50	CHF 574.40	+ 62.10
1'000	CHF 602.40	CHF 545.20	+ 57.20
1'500	CHF 573.20	CHF 516.00	+ 57.20
2'000	CHF 544.00	CHF 486.90	+ 57.10
2'500	CHF 514.90	CHF 457.70	+ 57.20

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

Against 2025, Visana moves by + 2.0 % and EGK by + 2.8 % in this region.

Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.