OptiMed or PrimaFlex — Region 1, St. Gallen
Region 1, St. Gallen: with Mutuel, OptiMed costs CHF 530.60 a month in 2026 and PrimaFlex CHF 532.10, 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 18.00 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 530.60 | CHF 532.10 | CHF 18.00 |
| 500 | CHF 519.10 | CHF 521.10 | CHF 24.00 |
| 1'000 | CHF 490.10 | CHF 493.60 | CHF 42.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 460.60 | CHF 465.60 | CHF 60.00 |
| 2'000 | CHF 431.60 | CHF 438.00 | CHF 76.80 |
| 2'500 | CHF 402.60 | CHF 410.50 | CHF 94.80 |
The comparison, region by region
- OptiMed or PrimaFlex?
- 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
- 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.