PharMed or PreventoMed — Region 1, Bern
Region 1, Bern: with Assura-Basis, PharMed costs CHF 592.90 a month in 2026 and PreventoMed CHF 655.00, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
PharMed is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 745.20 saved per year against PreventoMed, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
PharMed and PreventoMed are both "Family doctor" models. The exact conditions still differ from one product to the other: ask the insurer before signing.
- PharMed
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
- PreventoMed
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | PharMed | PreventoMed | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 592.90 | CHF 655.00 | CHF 745.20 |
| 500 | CHF 581.30 | CHF 643.40 | CHF 745.20 |
| 1'000 | CHF 552.10 | CHF 614.20 | CHF 745.20 |
| 1'500 | CHF 522.90 | CHF 585.00 | CHF 745.20 |
| 2'000 | CHF 493.80 | CHF 555.90 | CHF 745.20 |
| 2'500 | CHF 464.60 | CHF 526.70 | CHF 745.20 |
The comparison, region by region
- PharMed or PreventoMed?
- Aargau
- Bern — Region 2
- Bern — Region 3
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 1
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 2
- Basel-Stadt
- Fribourg — Region 1
- Fribourg — Region 2
- Geneva
- Glarus
- Grisons — Region 1
- Grisons — Region 2
- Grisons — Region 3
- Jura
- Lucerne — Region 1
- Lucerne — Region 2
- Lucerne — Region 3
- Neuchâtel
- St. Gallen — Region 1
- St. Gallen — Region 2
- St. Gallen — Region 3
- Schaffhausen — Region 1
- Schaffhausen — Region 2
- Solothurn
- Schwyz
- Thurgau
- Ticino — Region 1
- Ticino — Region 2
- Uri
- Vaud — Region 1
- Vaud — Region 2
- Valais — Region 1
- Valais — Region 2
- Zug
- Zurich — Region 1
- Zurich — Region 2
- Zurich — Region 3
An alternative model commits you to a care pathway: check the conditions with the insurer before signing. This page gives a price, not advice.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums and territorial coverage areas.