Med Direct or Tel Doc — Region 2, Basel-Landschaft
Region 2, Basel-Landschaft: with Galenos, Med Direct costs CHF 576.10 a month in 2026 and Tel Doc CHF 594.70, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Med Direct is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 223.20 saved per year against Tel Doc, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
Med Direct is a "Family doctor" model. Tel Doc is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
- Med Direct
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
- 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 | Med Direct | Tel Doc | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 576.10 | CHF 594.70 | CHF 223.20 |
| 500 | CHF 564.50 | CHF 583.00 | CHF 222.00 |
| 1'000 | CHF 535.30 | CHF 553.80 | CHF 222.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 506.10 | CHF 524.70 | CHF 223.20 |
| 2'000 | CHF 477.00 | CHF 495.50 | CHF 222.00 |
| 2'500 | CHF 447.80 | CHF 466.30 | CHF 222.00 |
The comparison, region by region
- Med Direct or Tel Doc?
- Aargau
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Bern — Region 1
- Bern — Region 2
- Bern — Region 3
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 1
- 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 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.