There are plenty of healthcare insurances in the market which cover the medical bills, but what about the other miscellaneous expenses that a patient and their family have to look after during that period? These expenses can be anything starting from X-ray bills to food bills. However, if you have hospital cash insurance, you do not have to worry at all. A Hospital Daily Cash policy is a type of insurance policy that provides funds for miscellaneous hospital expenses in case of hospitalisation for more than 24 hours.
It is like a daily cash allowance provided to the holder. The amount of daily cash varies according to the type of insurance plan, type of medical treatment, and a few other facto₹In times of hospitalisation, this plan is very helpful for patients and their family as they do not have to worry about the side expenses.
Here are some of the most important and beneficial features of hospital cash insurance.
To get an insurance plan online by following the steps mentioned below.
The eligibility criteria for the Hospital Cash plan are as follows.
The minimum and maximum age of an applicant must be 18 years and 65 years respectively for adults.
For children, the minimum age is 6 months.
In the case of adults, a stable source of income is required.
The applicant's medical history is checked and should match the criteria of the specific insurance plan.
The specifications of the Hospital Cash policy are -
Lump sum benefits
A variety of plans are available
Basic Plan
Enhanced Plan
Policy term of up to 3 years
Individual and floater sum insured types
Included day-care procedures
Daily cash benefit of up to ₹5,000
Hospital cash for up to 180 days
The daily cash limit for you could range from ₹100 to ₹10,000. If your daily cash cover is an add-on to your health insurance, the daily coverage limit would be calculated in percentage. This means that a percentage of the sum insured will be disbursed to you as daily cash allowance for hospitalisation.
Before buying any insurance policy, it is extremely important to know what is covered under the policy. The main inclusions of the Hospital Cash policy are explained below.
At the time of the hospital cash insurance claim, the policyholder gets a specific sum of money as the core coverage for the hospital expenses. This cover includes inadmissible expenses like surgical equipment, visiting member charges, etc. The lump sum amount is paid to the policyholder which is fixed earlier only.
Hospital cash insurance is available for all different age groups. The minimum age required is 6 months and the maximum age limit is 65 years. In the case of a 6-month child, the insurance policyholder is the parents.
The daily hospital daily cash policy is the biggest advantage of hospital cash insurance. Apart from the lump sum amount, the policyholder also gets a daily cash allowance to manage the daily expenses during the hospitalisation period. This is only available when the hospitalisation period exceeds 24 hours. It is a very helpful feature of the insurance policy.
The exclusions of the Hospital Cash cover are stated as follows.
Any ailments or diseases that existed before the purchase of this plan will not be covered.
Problems or complications with human fertility are not eligible for coverage.
Non-allopathic procedures such as ayurvedic or herbal treatments cannot be covered by this policy.
Plastic surgeries, beauty treatments, etc. are not covered under this plan.
Any physical injuries deliberately inflicted upon oneself will not be covered.
The detailed procedure to raise a hospital cash insurance claim is mentioned below -
In case of planned hospitalisation, the policyholder must inform the insurance company within 48 hours of hospital admission. On the other hand, in case of emergency hospitalisation, the insurance company must be informed within 24 hours of hospitalisation.
Next, you can file a claim by either contacting the insurance company through call or SMS. For this, you or your representative can contact the insurer through the customer service details provided.
After contacting, the concerned person will have to provide the following information along with the required documents to the insurance company executive.
UHID number
Policy ID
Patient name
Name of the person claiming the policy
Number of the person claiming the policy
Relationship of the caller with policyholder
DOA (Date of Admission)
Expected hospitalisation tenure
Admission reason
Concerned doctor’s name
Hospital name
Hospital address
City in which the hospital is located
State in which the hospital is located
Once the above-mentioned details are recorded by the insurance company executive, certain formalities need to be fulfilled to raise hospital cash benefits.
Complete claim form
Discharge documents
Hospital Bill
Payment records
Doctor’s consultation documentation
After the submission of all the documents, the insurance company will start the fund disbursal under daily hospital cash benefits.
To contact Bajaj Markets, write to insuranceconnect@bajajfinservmarkets.in if you have any queries or concerns.
Yes, you can claim hospital daily cash insurance and health insurance for the same hospitalisation. The health insurance will cover your treatment expenses while the daily cash insurance will provide you with all the miscellaneous expenses.
No, generally any type of cosmetic treatments are not covered under the Hospital Daily Cash plan.
Yes, if you have the daily cash benefit included in your hospital cash policy then it covers all types of surgeries like cancer, kidney transplants, etc. The only exclusions of this policy are -
Pre-existing diseases
Fertility issues
Non-allopathic treatments
Cosmetic treatments
Self-inflicted physical injuries
No, pre-existing diseases are not covered under the hospital cash policy, it is one of the few exclusions.
The minimum coverage limit under the daily hospital cash benefits is ₹100 while the maximum coverage limit is ₹10,000. This amount might vary depending on the insurance plan you brought.