Managed Care or Med Direct — Region 1, Vaud
Region 1, Vaud: with sana24, Managed Care costs CHF 586.40 a month in 2026 and Med Direct CHF 662.30, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Managed Care is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 910.80 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
Managed Care is a "Group practice (HMO)" model. Med Direct is a "Family doctor" model.
- Managed Care
Group practice (HMO)
You go to a designated group practice, which coordinates your care.
- Med Direct
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | Managed Care | Med Direct | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 586.40 | CHF 662.30 | CHF 910.80 |
| 500 | CHF 574.80 | CHF 650.60 | CHF 909.60 |
| 1'000 | CHF 545.60 | CHF 621.50 | CHF 910.80 |
| 1'500 | CHF 516.40 | CHF 592.30 | CHF 910.80 |
| 2'000 | CHF 487.30 | CHF 563.10 | CHF 909.60 |
| 2'500 | CHF 458.10 | CHF 534.00 | CHF 910.80 |
The comparison, region by region
- Managed 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 1
- St. Gallen — Region 2
- St. Gallen — Region 3
- Solothurn
- Schwyz
- Thurgau
- Ticino — Region 1
- Ticino — Region 2
- 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.