PrimaCare or PrimaFlex — Basel-Stadt
Basel-Stadt: with Philos, PrimaCare costs CHF 683.00 a month in 2026 and PrimaFlex CHF 652.50, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
PrimaFlex is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 366.00 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. PrimaFlex is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | PrimaCare | PrimaFlex | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 683.00 | CHF 652.50 | CHF 366.00 |
| 500 | CHF 671.50 | CHF 641.50 | CHF 360.00 |
| 1'000 | CHF 642.50 | CHF 614.00 | CHF 342.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 613.00 | CHF 586.00 | CHF 324.00 |
| 2'000 | CHF 584.00 | CHF 558.40 | CHF 307.20 |
| 2'500 | CHF 555.00 | CHF 530.90 | CHF 289.20 |
The comparison, region by region
- PrimaCare or PrimaFlex?
- 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.