PrimaCare or SanaTel — Region 2, Ticino
Region 2, Ticino: with Philos, PrimaCare costs CHF 650.00 a month in 2026 and SanaTel CHF 624.50, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
SanaTel is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 306.00 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. SanaTel is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | PrimaCare | SanaTel | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 650.00 | CHF 624.50 | CHF 306.00 |
| 500 | CHF 638.50 | CHF 613.00 | CHF 306.00 |
| 1'000 | CHF 609.50 | CHF 584.00 | CHF 306.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 580.00 | CHF 554.50 | CHF 306.00 |
| 2'000 | CHF 551.00 | CHF 525.50 | CHF 306.00 |
| 2'500 | CHF 522.00 | CHF 496.50 | CHF 306.00 |
The comparison, region by region
- PrimaCare or SanaTel?
- 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
- St. Gallen — Region 3
- Schaffhausen — Region 1
- Schaffhausen — Region 2
- Solothurn
- Schwyz
- Thurgau
- Ticino — Region 1
- 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.