OptiMed or PrimaFlex — Region 2, Bern
Region 2, Bern: with Mutuel, OptiMed costs CHF 556.20 a month in 2026 and PrimaFlex CHF 557.80, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
OptiMed is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 19.20 saved per year against PrimaFlex, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
OptiMed is a "Group practice (HMO)" model. PrimaFlex is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | OptiMed | PrimaFlex | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 556.20 | CHF 557.80 | CHF 19.20 |
| 500 | CHF 544.70 | CHF 546.80 | CHF 25.20 |
| 1'000 | CHF 515.70 | CHF 519.30 | CHF 43.20 |
| 1'500 | CHF 486.20 | CHF 491.30 | CHF 61.20 |
| 2'000 | CHF 457.20 | CHF 463.70 | CHF 78.00 |
| 2'500 | CHF 428.20 | CHF 436.20 | CHF 96.00 |
The comparison, region by region
- OptiMed or PrimaFlex?
- Aargau
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Bern — Region 1
- 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
- St. Gallen — Region 1
- St. Gallen — Region 2
- St. Gallen — Region 3
- Schaffhausen — Region 1
- Schaffhausen — Region 2
- Solothurn
- Schwyz
- Thurgau
- Uri
- Vaud — Region 1
- Vaud — Region 2
- Valais — Region 1
- Valais — Region 2
- Zug
- Zurich — Region 1
- Zurich — Region 2
- Zurich — Region 3
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.