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How To Choose A Health Plan For Coronavirus Protection?

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">With the rise in the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;newsforpublic&period;com&sol;top-deadliest-diseases&sol;">cases of coronavirus<&sol;a> in India&comma; people are worried about whether their health insurance will cover them efficiently or not&period; You should know that your health plan will cover inpatient treatment for COVID-19&period; In this unprecedented time&comma; if you are planning to buy a health insurance policy that will provide adequate coverage for coronavirus treatment&comma; then you have to keep the below-mentioned things in mind&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Benefits Provide By The Health Plan<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">As the days are passing by&comma; the severity of COVID-19 infection is decreasing day by day&period; So&comma; a person who is infected now&comma; may not have a severe symptom&comma; thus does not need inpatient treatment&period; All that person needs is a COVID-19 diagnostic test&comma; some basic medication&comma; and some rest&period; All of this is not covered under inpatient treatment&period; So&comma; make sure when you <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;reliancegeneral&period;co&period;in&sol;Insurance&sol;Health-Insurance&period;aspx" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">buy health insurance policy<&sol;a> check out that it covers OPD expenses&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">You should also read the terms and conditions of the policy carefully as some insurers have exclusion for certain things for the pandemic disease&period; In case&comma; you are suffering from pre-existing diseases such as diabetes&comma; blood pressure&comma; asthma&comma; etc&period;&comma; you might need to go through the waiting period before you get the coverage for these diseases&period; Read on the official website of IRDAI to get information about how to claim COVID-19 treatment as it is similar for all the insurers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Coverage<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Now&comma; we have come to the important part&period; You need to see what coverage your health plan is offering before buying it&period; It is not confirmed&comma; but an estimated price for the treatment of a person suffering from this highly contagious disease is somewhere around 5 lakhs&period; But this is not enough&comma; as the infected person must have come in contact with the family members&period; This increases the chances of them also attaining the disease&period; So&comma; an appropriate coverage that you should be looking for at the time of buying a health plan should be around 10 lakhs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Check For Co-Pay And Room Rent Limits<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">There is some amount of money that you have to pay from your pocket&period; This is called the co-pay&period; For instance&comma; if you opt for a plan that has a 10&percnt; co-pay&period; Your medical expenses and hospitalization bill are 10 lakhs&comma; then you have to pay 1 lakh from your pocket&comma; and it can put a major strain on your bank balance&period; So&comma; look for what percentage of co-pay&comma; your insurer is offering&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Health insurance providers usually have a limit when it comes to the room rent&period; However&comma; if you are suffering from COVID-19&comma; you will be kept in an isolated ward&comma; that costs more than a regular room&period; So&comma; make sure you clear all your doubts before buying the plan&period; This will ensure that no problems will come at the time of a medical emergency&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Consumables<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Consumables are items that are used only one time and then are thrown in the dustbin to reduce the spread of this highly contagious disease&period; Sanitizers&comma; gloves&comma; masks&comma; etc&period; are consumables&period; Several insurance providers cover consumables and there are several that doesn’t&period; So&comma; check thoroughly and then make your decision&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Stay Safe&comma; Stay Home&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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