Combi Care or Managed Care — Region 1, Zurich
Region 1, Zurich: with Galenos, Combi Care costs CHF 628.50 a month in 2026 and Managed Care CHF 629.90, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Combi Care is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 16.80 saved per year against Managed Care, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
Combi Care is a "Telemedicine and others" model. Managed Care is a "Group practice (HMO)" model.
- Combi Care
Telemedicine and others
You call a medical service before any consultation, or follow another pathway set by the insurer.
- Managed Care
Group practice (HMO)
You go to a designated group practice, which coordinates your care.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | Combi Care | Managed Care | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 628.50 | CHF 629.90 | CHF 16.80 |
| 500 | CHF 616.80 | CHF 618.30 | CHF 18.00 |
| 1'000 | CHF 587.70 | CHF 589.10 | CHF 16.80 |
| 1'500 | CHF 558.50 | CHF 559.90 | CHF 16.80 |
| 2'000 | CHF 529.30 | CHF 530.80 | CHF 18.00 |
| 2'500 | CHF 500.20 | CHF 501.60 | CHF 16.80 |
The comparison, region by region
- Combi Care or Managed Care?
- 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
- Vaud — Region 2
- Valais — Region 1
- Valais — Region 2
- Zug
- 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.