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Yes, it is possible for a child to be enrolled in their health insurance cover in addition to enjoying the same benefits under their parent’s family health insurance coverage. Many businesses frequently allow this, as long as the eligibility requirements...

Two big health indicators that can impact health insurance premiums are Body Mass Index (BMI) and hypertension. These factors are used by insurance companies as part of the underwriting process to assess the applicant's overall health and determine the risk...

Government health insurance schemes are government-backed medical programmes that provide low-cost or no-cost medical treatment to eligible citizens. Such government schemes primarily cater to economically disadvantaged groups, vulnerable families, senior citizens, workers in the unorganised sector, and other categories.

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Insurers consider your health risk when determining coverage limits, premiums and policy approval when applying for health insurance. When these things come to mind, two key things may come to mind: Body Mass Index (BMI) and medical test results. BMI...

One of the most prominent concerns people have when buying health insurance is medical inflation. Hospitalisation, surgical expenses, medicines, diagnostic testing, and critical care treatment costs keep increasing annually. Although people think of medical inflation as the latest in health...

As the modern lifestyle has evolved, insurance companies' approach to assessing health risks has evolved as well. A rise in lifestyle diseases in India has been seen due to a number of factors, such as long working hours, physical inactivity,...

Body mass index (BMI) is one of the factors that can be taken into consideration while evaluating health insurance, as it can help insurers understand the risk associated with the insured person. In certain instances, the insurers can also provide...

BMI plays an important role in determining if your health insurance will cover heart surgeries due to obesity. The reason why the BMI becomes an important factor may be because insurance companies take note of this before issuing insurance plans,...

Health insurance plans didn't cover medical expenses related to mental disorders for a long time in India, focusing only on physical health issues. However, there has been a significant shift in this approach in recent years, while increasing openness and...

The services provided by an air ambulance may come in handy during medical emergencies when there are no medical facilities in the vicinity and the patient has to be shifted to a distant location where such facilities exist.

However, owing to...