Med Direct or Visana Med Call — Region 1, Valais
Region 1, Valais: with Visana, Med Direct costs CHF 546.80 a month in 2026 and Visana Med Call CHF 488.30, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Visana Med Call is the cheaper of the two here: CHF 702.00 saved per year against Med Direct, 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 546.80 | CHF 488.30 | CHF 702.00 |
| 500 | CHF 540.10 | CHF 481.60 | CHF 702.00 |
| 1'000 | CHF 505.90 | CHF 447.50 | CHF 700.80 |
| 1'500 | CHF 476.80 | CHF 418.30 | CHF 702.00 |
| 2'000 | CHF 447.60 | CHF 389.10 | CHF 702.00 |
| 2'500 | CHF 418.40 | CHF 360.00 | CHF 700.80 |
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
- Uri
- Vaud — Region 1
- Vaud — Region 2
- 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.