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Benefits
Basic insurance is defined by law and identical at every insurer. It gets interesting where it stops: ambulance transport, vision aids, gym membership and complementary medicine. These pages show what is covered per benefit, and what is not.
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Typical costs for an ambulance in Switzerland
An ambulance ride in Switzerland quickly costs several hundred to several thousand francs. What basic insurance covers of that is tightly capped.
Glasses and contact lenses: what health insurance pays
Vision aids are the classic case where basic insurance covers almost nothing and supplementary cover makes the difference. This page shows where the legal line runs, what children receive and when a supplementary policy is worth it.
Gyms in Switzerland: prices, subsidies and what insurance covers
Gym memberships in Switzerland run from around CHF 39 to over CHF 200 a month. What your supplementary insurance pays back depends on the gym and on the policy you hold.
Complementary medicine and massage: what is covered
Complementary medicine is partly inside basic insurance - but only when a physician with the relevant certificate treats you. This page shows which methods qualify, what runs through supplementary cover and what to check before signing.
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