Visana VIVA Gesundheitsplan
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Multiple: Family doctor/hmo
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Primary care: Family doctor/hmo
General
General information:
Health insurance model «VIVA Gesundheitsplan» of the insurance company Visana. There is no deductible for certain preventive examinations.
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 Visana.
Medical partner:
Doccare, Docnet, Medi24, Monvia, Réseau de Soins Neuchâtelois, Sanacare, Zürcher Gesundheitsnetz.
Pharmacy choice:
You get free choice of pharmacy
Payment methods:
20% of payments are made using the tiers garant payment method, in which you pay and claim reimbursement.
80% of payments are tiers payant, meaning the bills are paid directly by the insurance (Visana).
80% of payments are tiers payant, meaning the bills are paid directly by the insurance (Visana).
Reimbursement:
The average waiting period before tiers garant reimbursement from Visana is 8 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 Visana is 216% (according to FOPH data). The minimum ratio required by the FOPH is 100%.
Number of policyholders:
A total of 492,036 people hold compulsory health insurance policies from Visana.
Additional child-discount:
Visana provides additional premium reductions from the third child onwards.
Administrative costs:
3.6% (ratio of adminstrative costs to risk-adjusted premiums as per BAG data).
Administrative costs per policyholder:
CHF 161 (as per the most recent BAG data).