PrimaCare or SanaTel — Region 1, Ticino
Region 1, Ticino: with Mutuel, PrimaCare costs CHF 702.90 a month in 2026 and SanaTel CHF 683.60, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
SanaTel is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 231.60 saved per year against PrimaCare, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
PrimaCare is a "Family doctor" model. SanaTel is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | PrimaCare | SanaTel | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 702.90 | CHF 683.60 | CHF 231.60 |
| 500 | CHF 691.40 | CHF 672.10 | CHF 231.60 |
| 1'000 | CHF 662.40 | CHF 643.10 | CHF 231.60 |
| 1'500 | CHF 632.90 | CHF 613.60 | CHF 231.60 |
| 2'000 | CHF 603.90 | CHF 584.60 | CHF 231.60 |
| 2'500 | CHF 574.90 | CHF 555.60 | CHF 231.60 |
The comparison, region by region
- PrimaCare or SanaTel?
- 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 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.