Med Direct or Visana Med Call — Region 2, Basel-Landschaft
Region 2, Basel-Landschaft: with Visana, Med Direct costs CHF 525.50 a month in 2026 and Visana Med Call CHF 600.70, 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 902.40 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
Med Direct is a "Family doctor" model. Visana Med Call is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
- Med Direct
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
- 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 | Med Direct | Visana Med Call | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 525.50 | CHF 600.70 | CHF 902.40 |
| 500 | CHF 518.90 | CHF 594.10 | CHF 902.40 |
| 1'000 | CHF 484.70 | CHF 559.90 | CHF 902.40 |
| 1'500 | CHF 455.50 | CHF 530.70 | CHF 902.40 |
| 2'000 | CHF 426.40 | CHF 501.60 | CHF 902.40 |
| 2'500 | CHF 397.20 | CHF 472.40 | CHF 902.40 |
The comparison, region by region
- Med Direct or Visana Med Call?
- Aargau
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Bern — Region 1
- Bern — Region 2
- Bern — Region 3
- Basel-Landschaft — Region 1
- 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.