Why Do You Need Health Insurance?
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Health Insurance is an insurance cover which covers the said hospitalization expenses of insured person or family. Health Insurance is mainly provided by 5 Standalone Health Insurance Companies in India.
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Why Do You Need Health Insurance?
You need health insurance if your answer is NO for any of the below questions.
- Do you have at least Rs. 5 Lakh cash in a separate bank account specially put aside for medical expenses?
- Are you 100% sure that you won’t be hospitalized ever in your whole life?
- Do you like to pay money for hospitalization expenses from your savings?
- Do you want to die because your family can’t pay money for your hospitalization?
- Do you want to take loans for hospitalization expenses for any of your family member?
If your answer is NO for any of the above questions I just asked to you, then trust me you need a health insurance policy for you and your family immediately.
Like above questions there are still many reasons that you need to manage your finances by having a health insurance policy as a mandatory investment in your portfolio.
How Does Health Insurance Works?
Well, Health Insurance Cover is basically a policy or contract between an Insured (You) and Insurer (Health Insurance Company) in which it states that the Insured pays a small said amount which is known as a Premium for a said period of time (yearly) to the Insurer in return Insurer covers the Insured’s all hospitalization expenses as mentioned in policy/contract upto the said Sum Assure during that particular period of time for which Insured have paid premium.
What You Should Look Before BUYING A Policy?
You should look the following features in a health policy before you buy it for yourself & your family.
- A Policy should not have any Room Rent limits.
- A Policy should not have any ICU charge limits.
- Go for Recharge feature instead of Restoration of Sum Assured.
- Check How often policy provides Free health checkup.
- Company should not have Third Party to settle claims.
How Much Minimum Sum Assured To Take?
A Person should have at least Rs. 5 Lakh Sum Assure for Individual. In case of Floater Policy in which you want your whole family to be covered in a single health insurance policy then you should take minimum Rs. 5 lakh for 2 Adults & 1 Child rest add Rs. 1 Lakh for each extra child in policy.
Note: These are minimum sum assured recommendation. Considering the current medical expenses and medical inflation in India you should take the maximum cover you can for your family.
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Hi, I’m Managing Director at Gurpreet Saluja Financial Services where I help my investors to invest in mutual funds and achieve their financial goals. I’m also a Value Investor and here I write about Personal Finance & Investing.
