Med Direct or Tel Doc — Region 1, Zurich
Region 1, Zurich: with Galenos, Med Direct costs CHF 639.30 a month in 2026 and Tel Doc CHF 650.20, 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 130.80 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 639.30 | CHF 650.20 | CHF 130.80 |
| 500 | CHF 627.70 | CHF 638.50 | CHF 129.60 |
| 1'000 | CHF 598.50 | CHF 609.40 | CHF 130.80 |
| 1'500 | CHF 569.30 | CHF 580.20 | CHF 130.80 |
| 2'000 | CHF 540.20 | CHF 551.00 | CHF 129.60 |
| 2'500 | CHF 511.00 | CHF 521.90 | CHF 130.80 |
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 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 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.