Med Direct or Visana Med Call — Uri
Uri: with Visana, Med Direct costs CHF 413.50 a month in 2026 and Visana Med Call CHF 470.40, 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 682.80 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 413.50 | CHF 470.40 | CHF 682.80 |
| 500 | CHF 406.80 | CHF 463.70 | CHF 682.80 |
| 1'000 | CHF 372.60 | CHF 429.50 | CHF 682.80 |
| 1'500 | CHF 343.50 | CHF 400.40 | CHF 682.80 |
| 2'000 | CHF 314.30 | CHF 371.20 | CHF 682.80 |
| 2'500 | CHF 285.10 | CHF 342.00 | CHF 682.80 |
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-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
- 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.