Managed Care or Tel Doc — Region 1, Valais
Region 1, Valais: with sana24, Managed Care costs CHF 560.40 a month in 2026 and Tel Doc CHF 543.10, 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 207.60 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 560.40 | CHF 543.10 | CHF 207.60 |
| 500 | CHF 548.70 | CHF 531.40 | CHF 207.60 |
| 1'000 | CHF 519.50 | CHF 502.20 | CHF 207.60 |
| 1'500 | CHF 490.40 | CHF 473.10 | CHF 207.60 |
| 2'000 | CHF 461.20 | CHF 443.90 | CHF 207.60 |
| 2'500 | CHF 432.00 | CHF 414.70 | CHF 207.60 |
The comparison, region by region
- Managed Care or Tel Doc?
- 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
- Ticino — Region 2
- Uri
- Vaud — Region 1
- Vaud — Region 2
- 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.