Managed Care or Tel Care — Region 3, Zurich
Region 3, Zurich: with Visana, Managed Care costs CHF 462.70 a month in 2026 and Tel Care CHF 502.60, 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 478.80 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 462.70 | CHF 502.60 | CHF 478.80 |
| 500 | CHF 456.00 | CHF 495.90 | CHF 478.80 |
| 1'000 | CHF 421.80 | CHF 461.80 | CHF 480.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 392.70 | CHF 432.60 | CHF 478.80 |
| 2'000 | CHF 363.50 | CHF 403.40 | CHF 478.80 |
| 2'500 | CHF 334.30 | CHF 374.30 | CHF 480.00 |
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
- 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 1
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.