PrimaCare or SanaTel — Region 2, Vaud
Region 2, Vaud: with Avenir, PrimaCare costs CHF 590.30 a month in 2026 and SanaTel CHF 593.60, 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 39.60 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 590.30 | CHF 593.60 | CHF 39.60 |
| 500 | CHF 578.80 | CHF 582.10 | CHF 39.60 |
| 1'000 | CHF 549.80 | CHF 553.10 | CHF 39.60 |
| 1'500 | CHF 520.30 | CHF 523.60 | CHF 39.60 |
| 2'000 | CHF 491.30 | CHF 494.60 | CHF 39.60 |
| 2'500 | CHF 462.30 | CHF 465.60 | CHF 39.60 |
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
- Ticino — Region 2
- Uri
- Vaud — Region 1
- 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.