Combi Care or Med Direct — Region 1, St. Gallen
Region 1, St. Gallen: with sana24, Combi Care costs CHF 482.70 a month in 2026 and Med Direct CHF 538.40, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Combi Care is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 668.40 saved per year against Med Direct, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
Combi Care is a "Telemedicine and others" model. Med Direct is a "Family doctor" model.
- Combi Care
Telemedicine and others
You call a medical service before any consultation, or follow another pathway set by the insurer.
- Med Direct
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | Combi Care | Med Direct | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 482.70 | CHF 538.40 | CHF 668.40 |
| 500 | CHF 471.10 | CHF 526.80 | CHF 668.40 |
| 1'000 | CHF 441.90 | CHF 497.60 | CHF 668.40 |
| 1'500 | CHF 412.70 | CHF 468.40 | CHF 668.40 |
| 2'000 | CHF 383.60 | CHF 439.30 | CHF 668.40 |
| 2'500 | CHF 354.40 | CHF 410.10 | CHF 668.40 |
The comparison, region by region
- Combi Care or Med Direct?
- Aargau
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Basel-Stadt
- Geneva
- Glarus
- Grisons — Region 1
- Grisons — Region 2
- Grisons — Region 3
- Lucerne — Region 1
- Lucerne — Region 2
- Lucerne — Region 3
- Nidwalden
- St. Gallen — Region 2
- St. Gallen — Region 3
- Solothurn
- Schwyz
- Thurgau
- Ticino — Region 1
- Ticino — Region 2
- Vaud — Region 1
- Vaud — Region 2
- Valais — Region 1
- Valais — Region 2
- Zurich — Region 1
- Zurich — Region 2
- Zurich — Region 3
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.