Med Direct or Visana Med Call — Region 2, Valais
Region 2, Valais: with Visana, Med Direct costs CHF 507.90 a month in 2026 and Visana Med Call CHF 456.60, 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 615.60 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 507.90 | CHF 456.60 | CHF 615.60 |
| 500 | CHF 501.30 | CHF 449.90 | CHF 616.80 |
| 1'000 | CHF 467.10 | CHF 415.80 | CHF 615.60 |
| 1'500 | CHF 437.90 | CHF 386.60 | CHF 615.60 |
| 2'000 | CHF 408.80 | CHF 357.40 | CHF 616.80 |
| 2'500 | CHF 379.60 | CHF 328.30 | CHF 615.60 |
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 1
- 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.