Med Direct or sana24 Med Call — Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Ausserrhoden: with sana24, Med Direct costs CHF 498.50 a month in 2026 and sana24 Med Call CHF 520.40, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Med Direct is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 262.80 saved per year against sana24 Med Call, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
Med Direct is a "Family doctor" model. sana24 Med Call is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
- Med Direct
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
- sana24 Med Call
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 | Med Direct | sana24 Med Call | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 498.50 | CHF 520.40 | CHF 262.80 |
| 500 | CHF 486.90 | CHF 508.80 | CHF 262.80 |
| 1'000 | CHF 457.70 | CHF 479.60 | CHF 262.80 |
| 1'500 | CHF 428.50 | CHF 450.40 | CHF 262.80 |
| 2'000 | CHF 399.40 | CHF 421.30 | CHF 262.80 |
| 2'500 | CHF 370.20 | CHF 392.10 | CHF 262.80 |
The comparison, region by region
- Med Direct or sana24 Med Call?
- Aargau
- 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 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.