FAVORIT MEDPHARM or FAVORIT SANTE — Region 2, Bern
Region 2, Bern: with SWICA, FAVORIT MEDPHARM costs CHF 512.40 a month in 2026 and FAVORIT SANTE CHF 521.60, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
FAVORIT MEDPHARM is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 110.40 saved per year against FAVORIT SANTE, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
FAVORIT MEDPHARM is a "Family doctor" model. FAVORIT SANTE is a "Group practice (HMO)" model.
- FAVORIT MEDPHARM
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
- FAVORIT SANTE
Group practice (HMO)
You go to a designated group practice, which coordinates your care.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | FAVORIT MEDPHARM | FAVORIT SANTE | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 512.40 | CHF 521.60 | CHF 110.40 |
| 500 | CHF 500.70 | CHF 509.90 | CHF 110.40 |
| 1'000 | CHF 477.70 | CHF 486.90 | CHF 110.40 |
| 1'500 | CHF 448.50 | CHF 457.70 | CHF 110.40 |
| 2'000 | CHF 413.20 | CHF 422.40 | CHF 110.40 |
| 2'500 | CHF 384.10 | CHF 393.30 | CHF 110.40 |
The comparison, region by region
- FAVORIT MEDPHARM or FAVORIT SANTE?
- Aargau
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Bern — Region 1
- Bern — Region 3
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 1
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 2
- Basel-Stadt
- Fribourg — Region 1
- Fribourg — Region 2
- Geneva
- 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
- 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.