Managed Care or Visana Med Call — Region 1, Fribourg
Region 1, Fribourg: with Visana, Managed Care costs CHF 521.00 a month in 2026 and Visana Med Call CHF 586.10, 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 781.20 saved per year against Visana Med Call, 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. Visana Med Call is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
- Managed Care
Group practice (HMO)
You go to a designated group practice, which coordinates your care.
- Visana Med Call
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 | Visana Med Call | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 521.00 | CHF 586.10 | CHF 781.20 |
| 500 | CHF 514.30 | CHF 579.40 | CHF 781.20 |
| 1'000 | CHF 480.20 | CHF 545.30 | CHF 781.20 |
| 1'500 | CHF 451.00 | CHF 516.10 | CHF 781.20 |
| 2'000 | CHF 421.80 | CHF 486.90 | CHF 781.20 |
| 2'500 | CHF 392.70 | CHF 457.80 | CHF 781.20 |
The comparison, region by region
- Managed Care or Visana Med Call?
- 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 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
- 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.