Med Direct or Tel Care — Region 1, Basel-Landschaft
Region 1, Basel-Landschaft: with Visana, Med Direct costs CHF 609.90 a month in 2026 and Tel Care CHF 616.80, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Med Direct is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 82.80 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
Med Direct is a "Family doctor" model. Tel Care is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
- Med Direct
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
- 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 | Med Direct | Tel Care | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 609.90 | CHF 616.80 | CHF 82.80 |
| 500 | CHF 603.20 | CHF 610.10 | CHF 82.80 |
| 1'000 | CHF 569.10 | CHF 576.00 | CHF 82.80 |
| 1'500 | CHF 539.90 | CHF 546.80 | CHF 82.80 |
| 2'000 | CHF 510.70 | CHF 517.60 | CHF 82.80 |
| 2'500 | CHF 481.60 | CHF 488.50 | CHF 82.80 |
The comparison, region by region
- Med Direct or Tel Care?
- Aargau
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Bern — Region 1
- Bern — Region 2
- Bern — Region 3
- 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
- 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.