Hi Paul, You can also opt to take out an international private insurance e.g. Bupa, cigna, etc. You take it out BEFORE entering CH. Then contact the relevant Swiss Insurance department with proof that you are insured, so that they do not automatically assign you an insurance & back date the premium as mentioned above.

Hi Cristiana, Prices can vary by commune. For example in the canton of Vaud there are two regions and your commune will fall into one of them. Here is a list of communes and their regions for 2015 in Vaud: http://www.vd.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/organisation/dsas/sash/R%C3%A9gions_primes_2015_v2.pdf Region 2 seems to have slightly lower premiums than region 1 in 2016. You can compare communes here: http://www.priminfo.ch/ Hope this helps.