Managed Care or Med Direct — Region 2, Vaud
Region 2, Vaud: with Galenos, Managed Care costs CHF 568.00 a month in 2026 and Med Direct CHF 595.70, 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 332.40 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 568.00 | CHF 595.70 | CHF 332.40 |
| 500 | CHF 556.40 | CHF 584.00 | CHF 331.20 |
| 1'000 | CHF 527.20 | CHF 554.90 | CHF 332.40 |
| 1'500 | CHF 498.00 | CHF 525.70 | CHF 332.40 |
| 2'000 | CHF 468.90 | CHF 496.50 | CHF 331.20 |
| 2'500 | CHF 439.70 | CHF 467.40 | CHF 332.40 |
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 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.