Centre de santé or Médecin de famille — Region 3, St. Gallen
Region 3, St. Gallen: with ÖKK, Centre de santé costs CHF 447.10 a month in 2026 and Médecin de famille CHF 457.20, 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 121.20 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 447.10 | CHF 457.20 | CHF 121.20 |
| 500 | CHF 435.50 | CHF 445.60 | CHF 121.20 |
| 1'000 | CHF 406.30 | CHF 416.40 | CHF 121.20 |
| 1'500 | CHF 377.10 | CHF 387.20 | CHF 121.20 |
| 2'000 | CHF 348.00 | CHF 358.10 | CHF 121.20 |
| 2'500 | CHF 327.10 | CHF 328.90 | CHF 21.60 |
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
- 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
- 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.