Critical Illness Health Insurance Plan

These Plans Cover Critical Illnesses Such As:

• Cancer
• Major Organ Transplant
• Stroke
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Coronary Artery
• Heart Attack
• Kidney Failure
• Paralysis

Different health insurance with critical illness plans have different coverage so choose accordingly. Many plans have wider coverage in terms of covering more critical illnesses.

Benefits of Opting for Critical Illness Cover:

Critical illness policy will pay a lump sum amount on diagnosis of critical illness. This amount is made available for use of insured in any way desired. So it can be used not only for treatment costs but for daily expenses since there can be income loss due to long recovery nature of these illnesses

The wide cover can be taken and the premium amount is comparatively low.

No medical tests are required till the age of 45 years

Tax benefits can also be availed under Section 80D.

Survival Period Clause:

Many critical illness covers have a survival period condition. This condition stipulates that insured has to survive a certain period (30 days-90 days) after diagnosis of critical illness only after which claim amount will become available. So be careful about this condition. However, a few health insurance plans now have waived off this clause. 

How they Differ from Regular Health Insurance Plans?

Critical illness cover is for particular illnesses whereas health insurance is an umbrella cover. Regular health insurance plan will also cover hospitalization expenses as a result of critical illnesses too.  These days, health insurance policies have no age limits as most of them can be renewed lifelong. On the other hand, critical illness insurance has age limits. Most critical illness cover have upper limit age cap of 50-60 years.  Critical illness policies have higher Sum Assured available at low premium since their coverage is limited to critical illnesses only.