Centre de santé or Médecin de famille — Basel-Stadt
Basel-Stadt: with ÖKK, Centre de santé costs CHF 610.80 a month in 2026 and Médecin de famille CHF 631.80, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Centre de santé is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 252.00 saved per year against Médecin de famille, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
Centre de santé is a "Group practice (HMO)" model. Médecin de famille is a "Family doctor" model.
- Centre de santé
Group practice (HMO)
You go to a designated group practice, which coordinates your care.
- Médecin de famille
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | Centre de santé | Médecin de famille | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 610.80 | CHF 631.80 | CHF 252.00 |
| 500 | CHF 599.20 | CHF 620.20 | CHF 252.00 |
| 1'000 | CHF 570.00 | CHF 591.00 | CHF 252.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 540.80 | CHF 561.80 | CHF 252.00 |
| 2'000 | CHF 511.70 | CHF 532.70 | CHF 252.00 |
| 2'500 | CHF 482.50 | CHF 503.50 | CHF 252.00 |
The comparison, region by region
- Centre de santé or Médecin de famille?
- Aargau
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Bern — Region 1
- Bern — Region 2
- Bern — Region 3
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 1
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 2
- 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 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.