What is Health Insurance?
Health insurance is an insurance product which covers medical and surgical expenses of an insured. It repays the expenses incurred due to illness or injury of the insured. Health Insurance not only gives a protection to your Hard-Earned Income, but it also helps you to take a better treatment in a better hospital. People usually refrain going to big hospitals when they don't have Health Insurance but those who have health insurance, prefer going to better hospital as they know the expenses will be borne by the insurance company.
Need for Health Insurance?
Hospital costs are rising every year in India. In fact, inflation in medicare is higher than inflation in food and other items. Medicare inflation is rising in almost double digits every year. For those who have not saved enough money for medicare expense and have to rely on borrowing money from friends and family or sell assets during the need of the hour, it is better to purchase a health insurance and safeguard yourself from borrowing money or sell any assets. With health insurance, you are self-assured of a more protected future both health and money-wise.
In our experience in this industry, several times we have seen people borrowing money, selling assets, selling houses, mortgaging houses, etc. just because they don't have money to pay for medical expenses of themselves or their beloved family members. This also happens in cases where people do not have sufficient health insurance cover. Hence, it is always advisable to purchase health insurance and safeguard from such times.
How to buy the Right Insurance Policy?
It is not easy to select the best insurance policies as all the insurance companies are giving similar type of insurance plans. Let us understand some of the important points one must look before buying any health insurance plan:
Tax Benefits on Health Insurance
You can claim up to Rs.25,000 of your Health Insurance premium as a tax-saving deduction under Section 80D. If you pay Health Insurance premium for your parents, you can claim tax benefit of Rs.30,000 under Section 80D.
Tax Health Insurance Claim Process
A health Insurance policy helps you to get the best medical care treatment without worrying about the huge costs payable at the time of discharge. Therefore, it is very important to know about the 2 types of claim process.
- 1. Cashless Claim Process
- 2. Reimbursement Claim Process