PrimaCare or SanaTel — Geneva
Geneva: with Avenir, PrimaCare costs CHF 680.30 a month in 2026 and SanaTel CHF 695.80, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
PrimaCare is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 186.00 saved per year against SanaTel, 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. SanaTel is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | PrimaCare | SanaTel | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 680.30 | CHF 695.80 | CHF 186.00 |
| 500 | CHF 668.80 | CHF 684.30 | CHF 186.00 |
| 1'000 | CHF 639.80 | CHF 655.30 | CHF 186.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 610.30 | CHF 625.80 | CHF 186.00 |
| 2'000 | CHF 581.30 | CHF 596.80 | CHF 186.00 |
| 2'500 | CHF 552.30 | CHF 567.80 | CHF 186.00 |
The comparison, region by region
- PrimaCare or SanaTel?
- 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
- 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.