Med Direct or Tel Doc — Region 1, St. Gallen
Region 1, St. Gallen: with Galenos, Med Direct costs CHF 538.30 a month in 2026 and Tel Doc CHF 539.40, 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 13.20 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 538.30 | CHF 539.40 | CHF 13.20 |
| 500 | CHF 526.60 | CHF 527.80 | CHF 14.40 |
| 1'000 | CHF 497.40 | CHF 498.60 | CHF 14.40 |
| 1'500 | CHF 468.30 | CHF 469.40 | CHF 13.20 |
| 2'000 | CHF 439.10 | CHF 440.30 | CHF 14.40 |
| 2'500 | CHF 409.90 | CHF 411.10 | CHF 14.40 |
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
- 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 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.