Home Supplementary insurance at a glance ÖKK ÖKK START vs. Visana Ambulant Ambulant II: benefits compared ÖKK ÖKK START vs. Visana Ambulant Ambulant II: benefits compared
Direct comparison of ÖKK ÖKK START and Visana Ambulant Ambulant II in 5 categories. All values come from the policy terms and are backed by their source.
ÖKK ÖKK START is better on 3 features, Visana Ambulant Ambulant II on 3; both are equal on 3.
Medicines and medical aids
Feature
ÖKK ÖKK START
Visana Ambulant Ambulant II
Result Medicines outside the SL (percent)
90% Source: AVB ÖKK START 2026, edition 2027, p. 3 No verified information not comparable Medicines outside the SL: maximum
CHF 20’000 Source: AVB ÖKK START 2026, edition 2027, p. 3 Unlimited Source: ZB Krankenzusatzversicherung Ambulant (VVG), gültig ab 01.01.2024, edition 2027, p. 2 Visana Ambulant Ambulant II better Medical aids (percent)
50% Source: AVB ÖKK START 2026, edition 2027, p. 3 90% Source: ZB Krankenzusatzversicherung Ambulant (VVG), gültig ab 01.01.2024, edition 2027, p. 2 Visana Ambulant Ambulant II better Medical aids: annual cap
CHF 300 Source: AVB ÖKK START 2026, edition 2027, p. 3 CHF 1’000 Source: ZB Krankenzusatzversicherung Ambulant (VVG), gültig ab 01.01.2024, edition 2027, p. 2 Visana Ambulant Ambulant II better
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Glasses and contact lenses
Feature
ÖKK ÖKK START
Visana Ambulant Ambulant II
Result Contribution for adults
CHF 80 Source: AVB ÖKK START 2026, edition 2027, p. 3 No verified information not comparable Period for adults in months
12 months Source: AVB ÖKK START 2026, edition 2027, p. 3 36 months Source: ZB Krankenzusatzversicherung Ambulant (VVG), gültig ab 01.01.2024, edition 2027, p. 2 ÖKK ÖKK START better Period for children in months
No verified information 12 months Source: ZB Krankenzusatzversicherung Ambulant (VVG), gültig ab 01.01.2024, edition 2027, p. 2 not comparable Children's rule applies up to age
No verified information 18 Source: ZB Krankenzusatzversicherung Ambulant (VVG), gültig ab 01.01.2024, edition 2027, p. 2 not comparable
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Rescue and transport
Feature
ÖKK ÖKK START
Visana Ambulant Ambulant II
Result Rescue cost cap
CHF 50’000 Source: AVB ÖKK START 2026, edition 2027, p. 4 CHF 25’000 Source: ZB Krankenzusatzversicherung Ambulant (VVG), gültig ab 01.01.2024, edition 2027, p. 3 ÖKK ÖKK START better Transport cost cap
CHF 50’000 Source: AVB ÖKK START 2026, edition 2027, p. 4 CHF 20’000 Source: ZB Krankenzusatzversicherung Ambulant (VVG), gültig ab 01.01.2024, edition 2027, p. 3 ÖKK ÖKK START better Trips to treatments
CHF 300 Source: AVB ÖKK START 2026, edition 2027, p. 4 No verified information not comparable
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Contract terms
Feature
ÖKK ÖKK START
Visana Ambulant Ambulant II
Result Insurer does not cancel after a claim
Yes Source: ÖKK LIVE Gemeinsame Bestimmungen (AVB), Ausgabe 1.1.2023, Stand 2026, edition 2027, p. 6 Yes Source: AVB Krankenzusatzversicherungen (VVG), gültig ab 01.01.2022, edition 2027, p. 3 equal Family discount
Yes Source: ÖKK LIVE Gemeinsame Bestimmungen (AVB), Ausgabe 1.1.2023, Stand 2026, edition 2027, p. 9 Yes Source: ZB Krankenzusatzversicherung Ambulant (VVG), gültig ab 01.01.2024, edition 2027, p. 1 equal Accident cover included
Yes Source: AVB ÖKK START 2026, edition 2027, p. 2 Yes Source: ZB Krankenzusatzversicherung Ambulant (VVG), gültig ab 01.01.2024, edition 2027, p. 1 equal Other notable benefits
Thermal bath 50% up to 12 entries per year; public transport costs 90% up to CHF 100 per year for treatments far from home; inpatient rehabilitation up to 60 days per year at full cost coverage Source: AVB ÖKK START 2026, edition 2027, p. 4 Includes Vacanza travel insurance (up to eight weeks per trip, with emergency assistance and legal protection) and Visana Assistance round-the-clock emergency help in Switzerland. Source: ZB Krankenzusatzversicherung Ambulant (VVG), gültig ab 01.01.2024, edition 2027, p. 1 not comparable Premium and age
No verified information Premiums are set by age groups (0-18, 19-25, 26-30, then 5-year bands), the last group being reached at age 86; changes take effect on 1 January. Source: AVB Krankenzusatzversicherungen (VVG), gültig ab 01.01.2022, edition 2027, p. 4 not comparable
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