HMO or smartDoc — Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Ausserrhoden: with CONCORDIA, HMO costs CHF 456.20 a month in 2026 and smartDoc CHF 456.20, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Here HMO and smartDoc cost exactly the same. The choice is therefore not about the amount, but about the care pathway you accept.
What you accept in each case
HMO is a "Group practice (HMO)" model. smartDoc is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | HMO | smartDoc | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 456.20 | CHF 456.20 | — |
| 500 | CHF 444.60 | CHF 444.60 | — |
| 1'000 | CHF 415.40 | CHF 415.40 | — |
| 1'500 | CHF 386.20 | CHF 386.20 | — |
| 2'000 | CHF 357.10 | CHF 357.10 | — |
| 2'500 | CHF 327.90 | CHF 327.90 | — |
The comparison, region by region
- HMO or smartDoc?
- Aargau
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- 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
- 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.