HMO or smartDoc — Region 1, Vaud
Region 1, Vaud: with CONCORDIA, HMO costs CHF 596.70 a month in 2026 and smartDoc CHF 596.70, 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 596.70 | CHF 596.70 | — |
| 500 | CHF 585.10 | CHF 585.10 | — |
| 1'000 | CHF 555.90 | CHF 555.90 | — |
| 1'500 | CHF 526.70 | CHF 526.70 | — |
| 2'000 | CHF 497.60 | CHF 497.60 | — |
| 2'500 | CHF 468.40 | CHF 468.40 | — |
The comparison, region by region
- HMO or smartDoc?
- 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 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.