Médecin de famille 1 or TelMed (Compact One) — Region 1, Vaud
Region 1, Vaud: with Sanitas, Médecin de famille 1 costs CHF 587.85 a month in 2026 and TelMed (Compact One) CHF 571.00, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
TelMed (Compact One) is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 202.20 saved per year against Médecin de famille 1, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
Médecin de famille 1 is a "Family doctor" model. TelMed (Compact One) is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
- Médecin de famille 1
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
- TelMed (Compact One)
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 | Médecin de famille 1 | TelMed (Compact One) | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 587.85 | CHF 571.00 | CHF 202.20 |
| 500 | CHF 576.25 | CHF 559.40 | CHF 202.20 |
| 1'000 | CHF 547.05 | CHF 530.20 | CHF 202.20 |
| 1'500 | CHF 517.85 | CHF 501.00 | CHF 202.20 |
| 2'000 | CHF 488.75 | CHF 471.90 | CHF 202.20 |
| 2'500 | CHF 459.55 | CHF 442.70 | CHF 202.20 |
The comparison, region by region
- Médecin de famille 1 or TelMed (Compact One)?
- 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 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.