PrimaCare or SanaTel — Region 2, Vaud
Region 2, Vaud: with Mutuel, PrimaCare costs CHF 614.20 a month in 2026 and SanaTel CHF 580.50, 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 404.40 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 614.20 | CHF 580.50 | CHF 404.40 |
| 500 | CHF 602.70 | CHF 569.00 | CHF 404.40 |
| 1'000 | CHF 573.70 | CHF 540.00 | CHF 404.40 |
| 1'500 | CHF 544.20 | CHF 510.50 | CHF 404.40 |
| 2'000 | CHF 515.20 | CHF 481.50 | CHF 404.40 |
| 2'500 | CHF 486.20 | CHF 452.50 | CHF 404.40 |
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 1
- Ticino — Region 2
- Uri
- Vaud — Region 1
- 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.