Combi Care or Med Direct — Region 1, Vaud
Region 1, Vaud: with Visana, Combi Care costs CHF 656.20 a month in 2026 and Med Direct CHF 641.70, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Med Direct is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 174.00 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. Med Direct is a "Family doctor" model.
- Combi Care
Telemedicine and others
You call a medical service before any consultation, or follow another pathway set by the insurer.
- Med Direct
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
The price at every deductible
| Deductible | Combi Care | Med Direct | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 656.20 | CHF 641.70 | CHF 174.00 |
| 500 | CHF 649.60 | CHF 635.00 | CHF 175.20 |
| 1'000 | CHF 615.40 | CHF 600.80 | CHF 175.20 |
| 1'500 | CHF 586.20 | CHF 571.70 | CHF 174.00 |
| 2'000 | CHF 557.10 | CHF 542.50 | CHF 175.20 |
| 2'500 | CHF 527.90 | CHF 513.30 | CHF 175.20 |
The comparison, region by region
- Combi Care or Med Direct?
- 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.