Combi Care or Managed Care — Region 1, Zurich
Region 1, Zurich: with Visana, Combi Care costs CHF 637.50 a month in 2026 and Managed Care CHF 580.90, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Managed Care is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 679.20 saved per year against Combi Care, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
Combi Care is a "Telemedicine and others" model. Managed Care is a "Group practice (HMO)" model.
- Combi Care
Telemedicine and others
You call a medical service before any consultation, or follow another pathway set by the insurer.
- Managed Care
Group practice (HMO)
You go to a designated group practice, which coordinates your care.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | Combi Care | Managed Care | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 637.50 | CHF 580.90 | CHF 679.20 |
| 500 | CHF 630.80 | CHF 574.20 | CHF 679.20 |
| 1'000 | CHF 596.70 | CHF 540.00 | CHF 680.40 |
| 1'500 | CHF 567.50 | CHF 510.90 | CHF 679.20 |
| 2'000 | CHF 538.30 | CHF 481.70 | CHF 679.20 |
| 2'500 | CHF 509.20 | CHF 452.50 | CHF 680.40 |
The comparison, region by region
- Combi Care or Managed Care?
- 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 1
- Vaud — Region 2
- Valais — Region 1
- Valais — Region 2
- Zug
- 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.