Managed Care or Visana Tel Doc — Region 2, Fribourg
Region 2, Fribourg: with Visana, Managed Care costs CHF 465.20 a month in 2026 and Visana Tel Doc CHF 474.20, 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 108.00 saved per year against Visana Tel Doc, 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 Tel Doc is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
- Managed Care
Group practice (HMO)
You go to a designated group practice, which coordinates your care.
- Visana Tel Doc
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 Tel Doc | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 465.20 | CHF 474.20 | CHF 108.00 |
| 500 | CHF 458.50 | CHF 467.60 | CHF 109.20 |
| 1'000 | CHF 424.40 | CHF 433.40 | CHF 108.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 395.20 | CHF 404.20 | CHF 108.00 |
| 2'000 | CHF 366.00 | CHF 375.10 | CHF 109.20 |
| 2'500 | CHF 336.90 | CHF 345.90 | CHF 108.00 |
The comparison, region by region
- Managed Care or Visana Tel Doc?
- 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
- 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.