Star Diabetes Safe Insurance Plan

Diabetes Safe insurance plan offered by Star Health covers hospitalization expenses for complications arising from diabetes, both type 1 and type 2. It is one of the specialized comprehensive available for diabetics. The policy can be availed on both individual and floater basis.

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Features & Benefits of Star Diabetes Safe:

The salient features of the health insurance policy are listed in the table below. The policy has two sub plans - Plan A and Plan B

Entry Age

Individual with Diabetes Mellitus between 18 to 65 years

Coverage Type

Individual and Floater (self and spouse)

Flexibility

Policyholder cannot switch plans in the middle of the policy term

Medical Screening

  1. Plan A requires medical screening and provides coverage from day one. Plan B does not require medical screening but provides cover only from the 15th month
  2. Medical screening costs are absorbed 100% by the company, provided the policy is accepted. If the policy is rejected, 50% of the medical screening will be charged

Sum Insured

Rs. 3 lakh, 4 lakh, 5 lakh and 10 lakh

Sub-limits

  1. For sum insured between Rs.3 lakh and Rs.5 lakh, Rs.20,000 per eye per person and Rs.30,000 per policy period.
  2. For sum insured of Rs.10 lakh, Rs.30,000 per eye per person and Rs.40,000 per policy period.
  1. For sum insured of Rs.3,00,000, the maximum liability per policy period of the company is Rs.2,00,000.
  2. For sum insured of Rs.4,00,000, the maximum liability per policy period of the company is Rs.2,50,000.
  3. For sum insured of Rs.5,00,000, the maximum liability per policy period of the company is Rs.3,00,000.
  4. For sum insured of Rs.10,00,000, the maximum liability per policy period of the company is Rs.4,00,000.

Advantages

  1. Pre-hospitalization expenses up to 30 days prior to the date of hospitalization
  2. Post-hospitalization expenses up to 60 days after discharge from the hospital not exceeding 7% of the hospitalization expenses or Rs. 5000
  3. Covers several post-renal transplant complications of the insured
  4. Covers second transplant owing to failure of the first transplant
  5. Hospitalisation expenses on donor of kidney for renal transplant surgery
  6. Automatic restoration of basic Sum Insured by 100% (Floater Policy)
  7. Cost of artificial limbs due to amputation up to 10% of the Sum Insured
  8. Over 400 day care procedures
  9. No third party administrator
  10. Fast and hassle-free claim settlement
  11. Network of over 6000 hospitals across India
  12. 24X7 expert medical consultation
  13. Personal health records in electronic format Free look period of 15 days for reviewing the policy. If the policyholder seeks cancellation, the company will refund premium after adjusting the cost of pre-acceptance of medical screening, stamp duty charges and risk premium among others

Tax Benefits

Insured Person is eligible for rebate under Section 80-D of the Income Tax Act 1961 in respect of the amount paid by any mode other than cash.

Exclusions

  1. Costs of immune-suppressive drugs
  2. Diabetes Mellitus Type II
  3. Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Nephropathy leading to Chronic Renal failure and Diabetic foot ulcer

The following table shows the coverage provided under Plan A of the policy

Coverage

Covers hospitalization for complications arising due to diabetes (section 1)

Covers hospitalization for all other illnesses (section 2)

Waiting Period

No waiting period

No waiting period

The following table shows the coverage provided under Plan B of the policy

Coverage

Covers hospitalization expenses for Diabetes (section 1)

Covers hospitalization charges for all other illnesses (section 2)

Waiting Period

12 Months

12 Months

GST rate of 18% applicable for all financial services effective July 1, 2017.

Disclaimer: Premiums may vary depending upon factors like age, location and prevailing taxes/GST.

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