Please suggest a policy that covers regular check-ups and OPD treatments, including dental.
Health insurance policies issued by non-life insurers do not cover OPD and dental expenses. However, life insurers such as the Life Insurance Corp. of India (LIC) and ICICI Prudential have come out with health insurance plans that allow the insured to accumulate a health fund. The premium paid for these policies has two portions. One portion goes towards the hospitalization cover, while the other goes into a savings account. This account accumulates money over the years. The insured person can withdraw money from this fund to meet with OPD and dental expenses.
You have two options ICICI Lombard’s “Health Advantage Plus” and Apollo Munich’s “Maxima” Health Insurance plan.
ICICI Lombard’s Health Advantage Plus covers OPD expenses from the first day of the policy. The OPD cover may vary from Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 10,000 depending on the plan opted and your age. You can claim OPD charges only once during the policy term, which means you will have to collect all the bills and get the reimbursements as and when the limit is reached.
The Apollo Munich’s Maxima covers, cash- less OPD expenses across trusted network of pharmacies for pharmacy bills, diagnostic centers for diagnostic tests and annual health check-up, dental and optical care centers for contact lenses, spectacles and dental treatments along with consultation with family doctors. In Maxima OPD cover is sub-divided. The maximum benefit allowable for 1 adult is Rs. 8,500.
In addition, both the policies do not allow, an insured person to claim OPD cost within 90 days of commencement of the policy.
