Managed Care or Tel Care — Nidwalden
Nidwalden: with Visana, Managed Care costs CHF 416.80 a month in 2026 and Tel Care CHF 421.90, 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 61.20 saved per year against Tel Care, for cover identical under the law. What you pay more or less for is the care pathway.
What you accept in each case
Managed Care is a "Group practice (HMO)" model. Tel Care is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
- Managed Care
Group practice (HMO)
You go to a designated group practice, which coordinates your care.
- Tel Care
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 | Managed Care | Tel Care | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 416.80 | CHF 421.90 | CHF 61.20 |
| 500 | CHF 410.10 | CHF 415.20 | CHF 61.20 |
| 1'000 | CHF 376.00 | CHF 381.00 | CHF 60.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 346.80 | CHF 351.90 | CHF 61.20 |
| 2'000 | CHF 317.60 | CHF 322.70 | CHF 61.20 |
| 2'500 | CHF 288.50 | CHF 293.50 | CHF 60.00 |
The comparison, region by region
- Managed Care or Tel 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
- 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 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.