PrimaCare or PrimaFlex — Basel-Stadt
Basel-Stadt: with Avenir, PrimaCare costs CHF 615.90 a month in 2026 and PrimaFlex CHF 605.60, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
PrimaFlex is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 123.60 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
PrimaCare is a "Family doctor" model. PrimaFlex is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | PrimaCare | PrimaFlex | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 615.90 | CHF 605.60 | CHF 123.60 |
| 500 | CHF 604.40 | CHF 594.60 | CHF 117.60 |
| 1'000 | CHF 575.40 | CHF 567.10 | CHF 99.60 |
| 1'500 | CHF 545.90 | CHF 539.10 | CHF 81.60 |
| 2'000 | CHF 516.90 | CHF 511.50 | CHF 64.80 |
| 2'500 | CHF 487.90 | CHF 484.00 | CHF 46.80 |
The comparison, region by region
- PrimaCare or PrimaFlex?
- 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.