Centre de santé or Médecin de famille — Region 1, Bern
Region 1, Bern: with ÖKK, Centre de santé costs CHF 585.20 a month in 2026 and Médecin de famille CHF 598.50, 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 159.60 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 585.20 | CHF 598.50 | CHF 159.60 |
| 500 | CHF 573.60 | CHF 586.90 | CHF 159.60 |
| 1'000 | CHF 544.40 | CHF 557.70 | CHF 159.60 |
| 1'500 | CHF 515.20 | CHF 528.50 | CHF 159.60 |
| 2'000 | CHF 486.10 | CHF 499.40 | CHF 159.60 |
| 2'500 | CHF 465.20 | CHF 470.20 | CHF 60.00 |
The comparison, region by region
- Centre de santé or Médecin de famille?
- Aargau
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- 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
- 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.