CareMed or SmartCare — Basel-Stadt
Basel-Stadt: with Atupri, CareMed costs CHF 623.20 a month in 2026 and SmartCare CHF 605.90, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
SmartCare is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 207.60 saved per year against CareMed, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
CareMed is a "Family doctor" model. SmartCare is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | CareMed | SmartCare | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 623.20 | CHF 605.90 | CHF 207.60 |
| 500 | CHF 611.60 | CHF 594.30 | CHF 207.60 |
| 1'000 | CHF 582.40 | CHF 565.10 | CHF 207.60 |
| 1'500 | CHF 553.20 | CHF 535.90 | CHF 207.60 |
| 2'000 | CHF 524.10 | CHF 506.80 | CHF 207.60 |
| 2'500 | CHF 494.90 | CHF 477.60 | CHF 207.60 |
The comparison, region by region
- CareMed or SmartCare?
- Aargau
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Bern — Region 1
- Bern — Region 2
- Bern — Region 3
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 1
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 2
- 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
- Nidwalden
- Obwalden
- 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
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.