OptiMed or PrimaCare — Zug
Zug: with Avenir, OptiMed costs CHF 360.40 a month in 2026 and PrimaCare CHF 368.60, 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 98.40 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 360.40 | CHF 368.60 | CHF 98.40 |
| 500 | CHF 348.90 | CHF 357.10 | CHF 98.40 |
| 1'000 | CHF 319.90 | CHF 328.10 | CHF 98.40 |
| 1'500 | CHF 290.40 | CHF 298.60 | CHF 98.40 |
| 2'000 | CHF 261.40 | CHF 269.60 | CHF 98.40 |
| 2'500 | CHF 232.40 | CHF 240.60 | CHF 98.40 |
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
- Jura
- 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
- 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.