Star Health
Diabetes Safe
The Star Health Diabetes Safe plan is a specialized health insurance policy designed for individuals with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, offering coverage from age 18 to 65. It covers diabetes-related complications, with options for sum insured up to Rs. 10 lakhs. The plan also features lifelong renewability, coverage for pre- [30 days] and post-hospitalization [60 days, after discharge from the hospital, not exceeding 7% of the hospitalization expenses or Rs 5000/- per hospitalization, whichever is less] expenses, and an extensive network of hospitals [14000+]. It aims to provide comprehensive diabetes management support with no pre-acceptance medical tests for Plan B.
What's good here?
You’ll never have to split the bill
The insurer will bear the entire cost of treatment (up to the sum insured). You won’t have to pay a single penny. Meaning this policy has no co-payment.
The insurer will bear the entire cost of treatment (up to the sum insured). You won’t have to pay a single penny. Meaning this policy has no co-payment.
Day Care treatments covered
If you’re hospitalized for less than 24 hours in lieu of a minor procedure, then the insurer will cover these costs too. Think dialysis, chemotherapy or minor surgeries.
Covers Alternative Medicine
Think of getting Ayurvedic, Homeopathic or other alternative treatments to cure an illness? Your insurer will cover you fully, up to the sum insured.
What's bad here?
Your insurer won’t pay the full bill for certain diseases
Any cardio vascular diseases if caused due to diabetes will have limits, Cataracts and Modern Treatments also have different limits for different covers chosen.
Any cardio vascular diseases if caused due to diabetes will have limits, Cataracts and Modern Treatments also have different limits for different covers chosen.
No coverage if you are forced to hospitalize at home
The insurer will not cover the costs if you are forced to hospitalize at home due to a medical condition. In insurance lingo, they call this a policy with no domiciliary cover.
Maternity benefits not offered
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What's okay here?
You can pick a Single Private room but nothing fancy
You can share a room or you could have a single room for yourself. But if you are looking for anything slightly fancy, be ready to foot a part of the bill.
You can share a room or you could have a single room for yourself. But if you are looking for anything slightly fancy, be ready to foot a part of the bill.
Reasonable waiting period for pre-existing diseases
There's a 1-year waiting period for ailments related to the diabetes affecting cardiovascular system, renal system, and so on. (Only for Plan B)
Some Restoration Benefit
Even after you claim part of the cover on one occasion, you will have 100% of the cover restored, if you are hospitalized one more time in a bid to treat a different complication. In the same year, by the way.
Pre & Post hospitalization
No worries if the doctor had to run a host of diagnostic tests before or after hospitalizing you. The insurer has your back. They will cover this amount in full for a pretty reasonable duration - 30 days before you are hospitalized and 60 days after discharge (but not exceeding 7% of the hospitalization expenses or ₹5,000 per hospitalization whichever is less). This includes the cost of medication by the way.
Doctor consultations covered
In the event, you are feeling sick and you want to visit your family physician for a general checkup, the insurer will cover the costs, up to a certain limit. In this case, it’s ₹3,000 annually.
What's lacking here?
No Bonus for being healthy and not claiming insurance
Some policies offer you extra cover if you go an entire year without claiming your insurance. This policy, however, offers no such benefit.
Your insurer doesn’t provide free health check-ups
If you want to get a full-body checkup just to make sure you’re in fine working condition, be ready to pay for it yourself.
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