Helsana in canton Basel-Stadt: twelve years of premiums
In canton Basel-Stadt, the lowest Helsana premium went from CHF 498.40 a month in 2015 to CHF 581.40 in 2026 — a rise of +16.7 %. The table below places it next to the canton's cheapest insurer, year by year.
| Year | This insurer | The cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CHF 498.40 | CHF 370.80 | CHF 127.60 |
| 2016 | CHF 521.20 | CHF 402.00 | CHF 119.20 |
| 2017 | CHF 499.60 | CHF 433.30 | CHF 66.30 |
| 2018 | CHF 502.10 | CHF 454.10 | CHF 48.00 |
| 2019 | CHF 514.60 | CHF 470.20 | CHF 44.40 |
| 2020 | CHF 506.30 | CHF 486.60 | CHF 19.70 |
| 2021 | CHF 512.40 | CHF 486.30 | CHF 26.10 |
| 2022 | CHF 494.70 | CHF 481.40 | CHF 13.30 |
| 2023 | CHF 546.80 | CHF 501.60 | CHF 45.20 |
| 2024 | CHF 577.00 | CHF 544.70 | CHF 32.30 |
| 2025 | CHF 571.50 | CHF 557.50 | CHF 14.00 |
| 2026 | CHF 581.40 | CHF 575.90 | CHF 5.50 |
Faster or slower than the rest?
Helsana rose +16.7 % over the period, against +55.3 % for the cheapest insurer in the same place. The gap narrowed — which does not mean this insurer is the cheapest today, only that it climbed more slowly.
The year that hurt — The steepest year-on-year jump was 2023: +10.5 % in one go.
Figures for an adult, CHF 300 deductible, accident cover included — the only profile defined identically across all twelve years. Each year this is the lowest premium the insurer offered, all models combined.
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Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium files from 2015 to today.