Managed Care or Tel Doc — Region 1, Valais
Region 1, Valais: with Galenos, Managed Care costs CHF 538.00 a month in 2026 and Tel Doc CHF 524.60, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Tel Doc is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 160.80 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
Managed Care is a "Group practice (HMO)" model. Tel Doc is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
- Managed Care
Group practice (HMO)
You go to a designated group practice, which coordinates your care.
- Tel Doc
Telemedicine and others
You call a medical service before any consultation, or follow another pathway set by the insurer.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | Managed Care | Tel Doc | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 538.00 | CHF 524.60 | CHF 160.80 |
| 500 | CHF 526.30 | CHF 512.90 | CHF 160.80 |
| 1'000 | CHF 497.20 | CHF 483.70 | CHF 162.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 468.00 | CHF 454.60 | CHF 160.80 |
| 2'000 | CHF 438.80 | CHF 425.40 | CHF 160.80 |
| 2'500 | CHF 409.70 | CHF 396.20 | CHF 162.00 |
The comparison, region by region
- Managed Care or Tel Doc?
- 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 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.