Visana or EGK in Region 2 of canton Valais?
In Region 2, Visana is CHF 192.00 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 456.60 a month, EGK to CHF 472.60. The gap is CHF 192.00 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
Visana ranks 18 and EGK ranks 19, 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 | Visana | EGK | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 597.50 | CHF 539.20 | + 58.30 |
| 500 | CHF 590.80 | CHF 527.50 | + 63.30 |
| 1'000 | CHF 556.70 | CHF 498.30 | + 58.40 |
| 1'500 | CHF 527.50 | CHF 469.20 | + 58.30 |
| 2'000 | CHF 498.30 | CHF 440.00 | + 58.30 |
| 2'500 | CHF 469.20 | CHF 410.80 | + 58.40 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | Visana | EGK |
|---|---|---|
| Other model | CHF 456.60 | CHF 479.90 |
| Family doctor | CHF 507.90 | CHF 472.60 |
| HMO practice | CHF 507.90 | — |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 597.50 | CHF 539.20 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, Visana moves by + 2.0 % and EGK by + 1.5 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.