PrimaCare or SanaTel — Region 2, Ticino
Region 2, Ticino: with Avenir, PrimaCare costs CHF 633.30 a month in 2026 and SanaTel CHF 640.40, 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 85.20 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 633.30 | CHF 640.40 | CHF 85.20 |
| 500 | CHF 621.80 | CHF 628.90 | CHF 85.20 |
| 1'000 | CHF 592.80 | CHF 599.90 | CHF 85.20 |
| 1'500 | CHF 563.30 | CHF 570.40 | CHF 85.20 |
| 2'000 | CHF 534.30 | CHF 541.40 | CHF 85.20 |
| 2'500 | CHF 505.30 | CHF 512.40 | CHF 85.20 |
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
- 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
- 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.