SLKK-HomeCare or SLKK-TelCare?
SLKK offers both: SLKK-HomeCare and SLKK-TelCare. They are available together in 34 premium regions, and the cheaper of the two is not the same everywhere.
The cheaper one is not the same everywhere
Across 34 premium regions where both are offered, SLKK-HomeCare is cheaper in 34 and SLKK-TelCare in 0. The average gap between them is CHF 68.65 a year.
The gap is widest in Basel-Landschaft — Region 1: CHF 92.40 a year.
What you accept in each case
SLKK-HomeCare is a "Family doctor" model. SLKK-TelCare is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
- SLKK-HomeCare
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
- SLKK-TelCare
Telemedicine and others
You call a medical service before any consultation, or follow another pathway set by the insurer.
The comparison, region by region
- 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
- Glarus
- Grisons — Region 1
- Grisons — Region 2
- Grisons — Region 3
- Lucerne — Region 1
- Lucerne — Region 2
- Lucerne — Region 3
- Nidwalden
- Obwalden
- St. Gallen — Region 1
- St. Gallen — Region 2
- St. Gallen — Region 3
- Schaffhausen — Region 1
- Schaffhausen — Region 2
- Solothurn
- Schwyz
- Thurgau
- Uri
- Valais — Region 2
- Zug
- 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.