CSS HMO (T2)

  • HMO model

  • Primary care: HMO center

  • Free quote

General

General information:

Health insurance model «Gesundheitspraxisversicherung T2» of the insurance company CSS.

Health insurance model:
HMO model: As an HMO policy holder, you are required to get medical consultation from a doctor at an eligible HMO center before receiving further treatment. Your HMO center may then refer you to specialists, therapists or hospitals. A primary consultation from an HMO center is not necessary in the event of medical emergencies, gynecological examinations and treatments by eye doctors.
Choice of doctor:
Your choice of general practitioners is limited to doctors at HMO health centers which partner with CSS.
Medical partner:
Ärztenetz Nordwest, Ärztenetzwerk Thurgau, Centramed, Grisomed, Hapmed, Medbase, MediX, mediX limmimed, mediX luzern, mediX säntis, mediX winterthur, Monvia, PizolCare, RhyMed, Sanacare, xundart, zimdoc, zmed, Zolamed.
Pharmacy choice:
You get free choice of pharmacy
Payment methods:
10% of payments are made using the tiers garant payment method, in which you pay and claim reimbursement.
90% of payments are tiers payant, meaning the bills are paid directly by the insurance (CSS).
Reimbursement:
The average waiting period before tiers garant reimbursement from CSS is 7.7 days.
Financial reserves:
The solvency ratio shows how available financial reserves compare to Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) minimum reserve requirements. The solvency ratio of CSS is 111% (according to FOPH data). The minimum ratio required by the FOPH is 100%.
Number of policyholders:
A total of 892,916 people hold compulsory health insurance policies from CSS.
Additional child-discount:
CSS does not offer additional premium reductions for more than one child.
Administrative costs:
4.2% (ratio of adminstrative costs to risk-adjusted premiums as per BAG data).
Administrative costs per policyholder:
CHF 157 (as per the most recent BAG data).

Customer satisfaction

General satisfaction    7.8/10 (Good)
Helpfulness    7.8/10 (Good)
Billing: flexibility    7.4/10 (Satisfactory)
Reimbursement: time frame    7.8/10 (Good)
Product information    7.6/10 (Good)