FAVORIT SANTE or FAVORIT TELMED — Basel-Stadt
Basel-Stadt: with SWICA, FAVORIT SANTE costs CHF 597.50 a month in 2026 and FAVORIT TELMED CHF 670.40, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
FAVORIT SANTE is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 874.80 saved per year against FAVORIT TELMED, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
FAVORIT SANTE is a "Group practice (HMO)" model. FAVORIT TELMED is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
- FAVORIT SANTE
Group practice (HMO)
You go to a designated group practice, which coordinates your care.
- FAVORIT TELMED
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 | FAVORIT SANTE | FAVORIT TELMED | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 597.50 | CHF 670.40 | CHF 874.80 |
| 500 | CHF 585.80 | CHF 658.70 | CHF 874.80 |
| 1'000 | CHF 564.00 | CHF 636.80 | CHF 873.60 |
| 1'500 | CHF 534.80 | CHF 607.60 | CHF 873.60 |
| 2'000 | CHF 498.30 | CHF 578.50 | CHF 962.40 |
| 2'500 | CHF 469.20 | CHF 549.30 | CHF 961.20 |
The comparison, region by region
- FAVORIT SANTE or FAVORIT TELMED?
- Aargau
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Bern — Region 1
- Bern — Region 2
- Bern — Region 3
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 1
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 2
- 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.