SmartCare or TelFirst — Basel-Stadt
Basel-Stadt: with Atupri, SmartCare costs CHF 605.90 a month in 2026 and TelFirst CHF 628.00, 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 265.20 saved per year against TelFirst, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
SmartCare and TelFirst are both "Telemedicine and others" models. The exact conditions still differ from one product to the other: ask the insurer before signing.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | SmartCare | TelFirst | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 605.90 | CHF 628.00 | CHF 265.20 |
| 500 | CHF 594.30 | CHF 616.40 | CHF 265.20 |
| 1'000 | CHF 565.10 | CHF 587.20 | CHF 265.20 |
| 1'500 | CHF 535.90 | CHF 558.00 | CHF 265.20 |
| 2'000 | CHF 506.80 | CHF 528.90 | CHF 265.20 |
| 2'500 | CHF 477.60 | CHF 499.70 | CHF 265.20 |
The comparison, region by region
- SmartCare or TelFirst?
- 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.