what is mediclaim insurance ? / what is the difference between life insurance and health insurance? / Difference between mediclaim insurance and health insurance?

what is mediclaim insurance ?

Mediclaim Insurance is a hospitalisation benefit policy offered by public and private sector general insurance companies. The policy provides for reimbursement of Hospitalisation / Domiciliary hospitalisation expenses for illness/ disease suffered or accidental injury sustained during the policy

period. 

The policy pays for expenses incurred under the following heads : A)Room, Boarding Expenses in the Hospital/ Nursing home. B) Nursing expenses. C) Surgeon, Anaesthetist, Medical Practitioner, Consultants, Specialist fees. D) Anaesthesia, Blood, Oxygen, Operation theatre Charges, Surgical Appliances, Medicines and Drugs, Diagnostic Materials, and X-Ray, Dialysis, Chemotherapy,

Radiotherapy, Cost of Pacemaker, Artificial Limbs and Cost of organs and similar expenses.

what is the difference between life insurance and health insurance?

·         Life insurance is a contract providing for payment of a sum of money to the person assured or, failing him, to the person entitled to receive the same, on the happening of certain event. Health insurance is a contract between the policy holder and the insurance service provider whereby the later takes the responsibility to cover the insured person against certain illness/disease as specified in the policy bond up to an agreed sum insured against payment of premium payable yearly.

·         Life insurance is a more general concept that may refer to either whole life insurance or term life insurance. Whole life insurance gathers value the longer you have it, whereas Term life insurance does not obtain any value that you may use before you die. Term life insurance only pays out when you die.

Difference between mediclaim insurance and health insurance?

Mediclaim is a reimbursement policy where the amount of expenses incurred during your hospitalization or pre & post hospitalization according to your policy will be given back to you. This might be cashless i.e. you will not have to pay from your pocket or reimbursed after you submit all the discharge reports etc. If there is no claim during the term as defined in the policy you will not get anything.

Health Insurance policy is generally initiated by Life Insurance Corporations where a particular sum is given to you as per your policy. In this case even if your expenses are lower than the sum insured, it will be profit for you. If no such need arises they will pay back the whole with profits if any at the end of the term. They will be taking a part of your investment as their service charges.