OptiMed or PrimaCare — Jura
Jura: with Avenir, OptiMed costs CHF 635.60 a month in 2026 and PrimaCare CHF 642.80, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
OptiMed is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 86.40 saved per year against PrimaCare, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
OptiMed is a "Group practice (HMO)" model. PrimaCare is a "Family doctor" model.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | OptiMed | PrimaCare | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 635.60 | CHF 642.80 | CHF 86.40 |
| 500 | CHF 624.10 | CHF 631.30 | CHF 86.40 |
| 1'000 | CHF 595.10 | CHF 602.30 | CHF 86.40 |
| 1'500 | CHF 565.60 | CHF 572.80 | CHF 86.40 |
| 2'000 | CHF 536.60 | CHF 543.80 | CHF 86.40 |
| 2'500 | CHF 507.60 | CHF 514.80 | CHF 86.40 |
The comparison, region by region
- OptiMed or PrimaCare?
- Aargau
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Bern — Region 1
- Bern — Region 2
- Bern — Region 3
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 1
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 2
- Basel-Stadt
- Fribourg — Region 1
- Fribourg — Region 2
- Geneva
- Grisons — Region 1
- Grisons — Region 2
- Grisons — Region 3
- Lucerne — Region 1
- Lucerne — Region 2
- Lucerne — Region 3
- Neuchâtel
- Nidwalden
- St. Gallen — Region 1
- St. Gallen — Region 2
- St. Gallen — Region 3
- Schaffhausen — Region 1
- Schaffhausen — Region 2
- Solothurn
- Schwyz
- Thurgau
- 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.