Star Health Forum

Switching your health insurance can be beneficial if you want better coverage, lower premiums, or improved services. However, it also comes with certain limitations that you should carefully evaluate before making a decision. Understanding both pros and cons helps you...

Insurers ask for medical tests before issuing a policy to assess your current health risk and price the policy accurately. These tests help them understand pre-existing conditions, lifestyle risks, and overall health. It ensures fair premiums and reduces future claim...

You can open an e-insurance account for health insurance with an insurance repository and fill out the form provided by the repository. An e-insurance account allows you to manage different types of insurance policies in one place. Let us understand...

Modern-day treatments are advanced medical procedures that use the latest technology to treat diseases that were once considered untreatable. Many of them are now covered under health insurance plans.

In India, insurers have expanded their coverage to include these treatments, which...

Health insurance helps protect your finances and picking the right policy can really affect how you handle medical costs. Many people begin with an individual plan, but as their family grows, they often ask if they can switch to a...

We often don’t think much about our health until something happens. Medical emergencies can appear suddenly, and the bills can be hard to manage. Health insurance acts as a safety net in these situations. If you’re wondering why health insurance...

When we think of health insurance, we often imagine long hospital stays. But not all treatments require you to spend days in a hospital. Some medical procedures can be completed in just a few hours, and these are called day-care...

To plan health insurance when children are young, you can either add them to a family floater plan or purchase a separate individual policy. With the environmental pollution-related claims among children rising from 7.6% in 2024 to 9% in 2025...

Being a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) in the healthcare environment in India is not a matter of selecting the highest sum-insured plan available. Although the initial aim of offering financial security in case of medical emergencies is the same, NRIs face...

Rising medical costs, lifestyle diseases, and advanced treatments have made health insurance essential for financial security. Although individual policies are readily accessible, group health insurance or employer-sponsored plans have distinct benefits due to their unique nature.

In the corporate arrangement, this...