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Alternative Insurance

Alternative forms of treatment complement conventional medicine. In the very same way, our Alternative Insurance complements basic insurance. A large number of benefits are included.

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The advantages for you

  • Free choice from a large number of CSS-recognised methods and service providers.
  • Generous maximum amount of CHF 10,000 per year.
  • Benefits provided without a doctor's prescription.

Good to know

Family friendly

There’s no deductible for children.

No-claims discount

You get a 50% discount if you don’t claim any benefits.

Straightforward

You don’t need a doctor's prescription to claim benefits.

Premiums & discount

Premiums depend on your age. Children benefit from a 25% family discount.

Overview of benefits

Table providing breakdown of the share paid by each form of insurance towards alternative treatment methods. The table contains two columns: one for the insurance product and one for the share paid by CSS per calendar year.
Insurance Share paid
Alternative Insurance 2001 Max. CHF 10,000 per calendar year for alternative treatment methods. 20% retention fee, CHF 300 deductible for adults. The maximum price is taken into account.

Maximum price per method / therapist

CSS pays a maximum amount – or maximum price – for each five minutes of treatment. If the treatment costs are higher, you pay the difference out of your own pocket. Find out more

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Maximum prices and time limits apply to therapies such as classical massage, osteopathy, homeopathy, acupuncture and craniosacral therapy.

These measures help to keep premiums affordable in the long term and to make therapeutic treatments efficient. Therapists may charge more than the CSS maximum price, but costs will only be reimbursed up to this limit. Insured persons must pay the difference out of their own pocket. More on maximum price

Yes. In addition to Alternative Insurance 2001, there is myFlex Alternative Insurance.

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