Planning to buy a health insurance policy? Assess these 3 things carefully

New Delhi: Buying an insurance policy, be it life insurance policy or health insurance policy is an important decision. These policies offer a couple of benefits aside from the cover itself. Experts advice buying an insurance policy in the early 20s. A health insurance policy is an extremely important product because not only does it provide financial support in case of a medical emergency but, it also offers mental support by covering the medical care cost of the insured.

Since you will be paying a premium, it is important that you assess certain aspect carefully before buying a health insurance policy. You do not want to put your money into a product which does offer you good coverage and benefits.

If you are planning to buy a health insurance policy soon, here are three things you should assess first

Inflation: Cost of living and health care cost has gone up in the past decade. if you buying a health insurance policy, make sure you take inflation into account otherwise your policy might not offer you enough coverage. Make sure that policy would provide you good coverage even if the cost of health care shoots up in the coming years. 

Cost: There are so many health insurance policies available nowadays that you might not even know about. In order to make sure that you buy the best policy available out there, always compare the price quotes. This helps you save a lot of money. If you wish to buy the best policy as per your needs and requirements at the best price, comparison is the best option and nowadays you can find various app and websites which lets you compare different policies.

Hospitals: Sometimes a policy offers good coverage at a decent price but the network of hospitals in their list might not be the ones that you need or require. Always assess the network of hospitals on the insurer's list to make sure that you will get the best possible health care facility at good hospitals. Compare different policies to see which policy offers you good coverage at a good price and has a good network of hospitals.

Date: 30/11/2018/ Source: Times Now