Med Direct or Visana Tel Doc — Aargau
Aargau: with Visana, Med Direct costs CHF 530.10 a month in 2026 and Visana Tel Doc CHF 530.10, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover. The table below gives the gap at every deductible.
Here Med Direct and Visana Tel Doc cost exactly the same. The choice is therefore not about the amount, but about the care pathway you accept.
What you accept in each case
Med Direct is a "Family doctor" model. Visana Tel Doc is a "Telemedicine and others" model.
- Med Direct
Family doctor
You pick a family doctor and always go to them first.
- Visana Tel Doc
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 Tel Doc | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 530.10 | CHF 530.10 | — |
| 500 | CHF 523.40 | CHF 523.40 | — |
| 1'000 | CHF 489.20 | CHF 489.20 | — |
| 1'500 | CHF 460.10 | CHF 460.10 | — |
| 2'000 | CHF 430.90 | CHF 430.90 | — |
| 2'500 | CHF 401.70 | CHF 401.70 | — |
The comparison, region by region
- Med Direct or Visana Tel Doc?
- 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
- 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.