Médecin de famille or Télémédecine — Nidwalden
Nidwalden: with ÖKK, Médecin de famille costs CHF 441.90 a month in 2026 and Télémédecine CHF 449.30, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Médecin de famille is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 88.80 saved per year against Télémédecine, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
Médecin de famille is a "Family doctor" model. Télémédecine is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
- Médecin de famille
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
- Télémédecine
Telemedicine and others
You call a medical service before any consultation, or follow another pathway set by the insurer.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | Médecin de famille | Télémédecine | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 441.90 | CHF 449.30 | CHF 88.80 |
| 500 | CHF 430.30 | CHF 437.70 | CHF 88.80 |
| 1'000 | CHF 401.10 | CHF 408.50 | CHF 88.80 |
| 1'500 | CHF 371.90 | CHF 379.30 | CHF 88.80 |
| 2'000 | CHF 342.80 | CHF 350.20 | CHF 88.80 |
| 2'500 | CHF 313.60 | CHF 321.00 | CHF 88.80 |
The comparison, region by region
- Médecin de famille or Télémédecine?
- 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
- 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.