Managed Care or Med Direct — Region 1, Lucerne
Region 1, Lucerne: with Galenos, Managed Care costs CHF 511.90 a month in 2026 and Med Direct CHF 514.20, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Managed Care is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 27.60 saved per year against Med Direct, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
Managed Care is a "Group practice (HMO)" model. Med Direct is a "Family doctor" model.
- Managed Care
Group practice (HMO)
You go to a designated group practice, which coordinates your care.
- Med Direct
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | Managed Care | Med Direct | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 511.90 | CHF 514.20 | CHF 27.60 |
| 500 | CHF 500.20 | CHF 502.60 | CHF 28.80 |
| 1'000 | CHF 471.00 | CHF 473.40 | CHF 28.80 |
| 1'500 | CHF 441.90 | CHF 444.20 | CHF 27.60 |
| 2'000 | CHF 412.70 | CHF 415.10 | CHF 28.80 |
| 2'500 | CHF 383.50 | CHF 385.90 | CHF 28.80 |
The comparison, region by region
- Managed Care or Med Direct?
- 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 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.