OVERVIEW
A- Health Insurance
Health Insurance is a type of insurance that covers the medical expenses of the insured due to an illness or accident in exchange for a premium amount. It enables the insurance company to provide medical coverage for hospitalization expenses, daycare procedures, critical illnesses, etc. A health plan also offers multiple benefits, including cashless hospitalization and free medical check-ups.
Key Benefits of Health Insurance Plans
Hospitalization Expenses
A health insurance plan covers the medical expenses such as room rent, doctor's fees, medicine costs, diagnostic test fees, etc.
Pre & Post Hospitalization Expenses
It covers the medical expenses that you may have incurred on an illness before getting hospitalized as well as follow-up treatment expenses incurred after getting discharged. The pre-hospitalization and post-hospitalization expenses are covered up to a fixed number of days as specified in the policy document.
ICU Charges
A health insurance plan also covers the cost of availing treatment in an ICU during hospitalization.
Cashless Treatments
All health insurance providers in India offer cashless treatment facilities at their network hospitals. You do not have to worry about arranging money to pay the hospital bills if you get admitted to a network hospital as it will be settled by your insurer under cashless claims.