Managed Care or Visana Tel Doc — Region 1, Vaud
Region 1, Vaud: with Visana, Managed Care costs CHF 605.20 a month in 2026 and Visana Tel Doc CHF 641.70, 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 438.00 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 605.20 | CHF 641.70 | CHF 438.00 |
| 500 | CHF 598.60 | CHF 635.00 | CHF 436.80 |
| 1'000 | CHF 564.40 | CHF 600.80 | CHF 436.80 |
| 1'500 | CHF 535.20 | CHF 571.70 | CHF 438.00 |
| 2'000 | CHF 506.10 | CHF 542.50 | CHF 436.80 |
| 2'500 | CHF 476.90 | CHF 513.30 | CHF 436.80 |
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
- 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.