Med Direct or Tel Doc — Glarus
Glarus: with Galenos, Med Direct costs CHF 504.20 a month in 2026 and Tel Doc CHF 508.80, 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 55.20 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 504.20 | CHF 508.80 | CHF 55.20 |
| 500 | CHF 492.60 | CHF 497.20 | CHF 55.20 |
| 1'000 | CHF 463.40 | CHF 468.00 | CHF 55.20 |
| 1'500 | CHF 434.20 | CHF 438.80 | CHF 55.20 |
| 2'000 | CHF 405.10 | CHF 409.70 | CHF 55.20 |
| 2'500 | CHF 375.90 | CHF 380.50 | CHF 55.20 |
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-Landschaft — Region 2
- Basel-Stadt
- Fribourg — Region 1
- Fribourg — Region 2
- Geneva
- 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.