Managed Care or Tel Doc — Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Ausserrhoden: with sana24, Managed Care costs CHF 485.90 a month in 2026 and Tel Doc CHF 482.10, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Tel Doc is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 45.60 saved per year against Managed Care, 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. Tel Doc is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
- Managed Care
Group practice (HMO)
You go to a designated group practice, which coordinates your care.
- Tel Doc
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 | Managed Care | Tel Doc | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 485.90 | CHF 482.10 | CHF 45.60 |
| 500 | CHF 474.30 | CHF 470.40 | CHF 46.80 |
| 1'000 | CHF 445.10 | CHF 441.30 | CHF 45.60 |
| 1'500 | CHF 415.90 | CHF 412.10 | CHF 45.60 |
| 2'000 | CHF 386.80 | CHF 382.90 | CHF 46.80 |
| 2'500 | CHF 357.60 | CHF 353.80 | CHF 45.60 |
The comparison, region by region
- Managed Care or Tel Doc?
- Aargau
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- 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
- 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.