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HDFC ERGO Optima Secure Global Plus vs Care Freedom

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HDFC ERGO

Optima Secure Global Plus

Optima Secure Global Plus

What Makes It Special:

Optima Secure is designed for those who want comprehensive coverage without restrictions. It offers extensive coverage for modern treatments and innovative features.

Best For:

  • Not available
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Care

Freedom

Health Coverage for Diabetes, Hypertension, and High BMI with Short 2-Year PED Waiting Period

What Makes It Special:

Care Freedom provides health insurance coverage without pre-policy medical check-ups for individuals managing Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, or high BMI.

Best For:

  • Buyers wanting consumable daily allowance

  • Families looking for annual health check-ups.

  • Individuals seeking health insurance without undergoing pre-policy medical screening.

  • Customer is looking for a short two year PED waiting period

  • Buyers managing diabetes, hypertension, or elevated BMI.

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HDFC ERGO Optima Secure Global Plus

Not available

Care Freedom

  • Co-payment provisions applied based on age

  • In-built, one time, automatic sum insured recharge

  • Includes annual health checkups for all covered adult member.

  • Requires no pre-policy medical checkup across all ages and sum insured choices.

  • Features are reduced 24 months waiting period for pre-existing diseases.

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Detailed Features Comparison

Compare the key features of different health insurance plans

Optima Secure Global Plus
Optima Secure Global Plus

Health Insurance Plan

Brochure

Policy Wording

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Freedom
Freedom

Health Insurance Plan

Policy Wording

Room Rent

Optima Secure Global Plus

Normal: Room Rent at Actuals

ICU: Up to Sum Insured

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Freedom

For ₹3 lakh and ₹5 lakh sum insured options, room rent is restricted to twin-sharing accommodation, subject to the applicable limit. For ₹7 lakh and ₹10 lakh options, single private room is covered.

Advanced Treatments

Optima Secure Global Plus

Home Healthcare

Domiciliary Hospitalization

Emergency Air Ambulance

Global Emergency & Planned Treatment Cover

E-Opinion for Critical Illness

Organ Donor Coverage

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Freedom

Information Unavailable

ICU Charges

Optima Secure Global Plus

Information Unavailable

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Freedom

ICU charges are covered up to 2% of the sum insured per day for ₹3 lakh sum insured, while there is no limit for ₹5 lakh, ₹7 lakh and ₹10 lakh sum insured options.

Co-payment

Optima Secure Global Plus

No geography-based co-payment

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Freedom

20% co-payment is applicable per claim. An additional 10% co-payment applies from the policy year following the insured person attaining 71 years of age, subject to the policy terms.

Disease-wise sublimits

Optima Secure Global Plus

Information Unavailable

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Freedom

Yes. Sublimits apply to specified treatments including cataract, total knee replacement, hernia, hysterectomy, BPH, renal stones, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disorders, cancer, other renal complications and bone fractures.

Waiting Period

Optima Secure Global Plus

Initial Waiting Period: 30 Days

Pre-existing Disease Waiting Period: 36 Months

Specific Disease/Procedure Waiting Period: 24 Months

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Freedom

Information Unavailable

Cashless Healthcare Providers

Optima Secure Global Plus

16,000+ Network Hospitals & Healthcare Providers

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Freedom

11,600+ cashless network hospitals are available across India.

Restoration Benefit

Optima Secure Global Plus

Information Unavailable

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Freedom

Yes, the base sum insured is automatically recharged by 100% upon exhaustion, subject to the policy terms. The recharged sum insured can be used for future claims.

Daycare Treatment

Optima Secure Global Plus

Covered

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Freedom

Covers all eligible Day Care Procedures up to the sum insured.

Cumulative Bonus

Optima Secure Global Plus

Information Unavailable

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Freedom

No cumulative bonus is available.

AYUSH Treatment

Optima Secure Global Plus

Covered Up to Sum Insured

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Freedom

Covers AYUSH treatment expenses up to the sum insured during the policy period.

Consumable Cover

Optima Secure Global Plus

Information Unavailable

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Freedom

Consumable allowance is available at ₹750 per day for ₹3 lakh and ₹5 lakh sum insured options, subject to a maximum of 7 days per hospitalisation after 3 days.

Initial Waiting Period

Optima Secure Global Plus

Information Unavailable

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Freedom

30 days for all illnesses, except accidental injuries.

Specific Waiting Period

Optima Secure Global Plus

Information Unavailable

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Freedom

2 years for specified named ailments.

PED Waiting Period

Optima Secure Global Plus

Information Unavailable

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Freedom

2 years for pre-existing diseases.

Modern Treatment

Optima Secure Global Plus

Information Unavailable

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Freedom

Coverage for treatment using specified advanced technology methods is not available under the plan.

Annual Health Checkup

Optima Secure Global Plus

Information Unavailable

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Freedom

Annual health checkup is available for all adult members insured under the policy.

Pre-Hospitalisation

Optima Secure Global Plus

Information Unavailable

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Freedom

Pre-hospitalisation expenses are covered subject to the applicable limit of 7.5% or 10% of payable hospitalisation expenses, depending on the plan option.

Post-Hospitalisation

Optima Secure Global Plus

Information Unavailable

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Freedom



Outpatient Department Cover (OPD Expense)

Optima Secure Global Plus

Information Unavailable

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Freedom

OPD expense is not included in the base plan.

Deductible Option

Optima Secure Global Plus

Information Unavailable

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Freedom

Not available as a standard deductible option.

Coverage Options

Optima Secure Global Plus

Information Unavailable

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Freedom

Available coverage options: ₹3L, ₹5L, ₹7L and ₹10L.

Claim Settlement Ratio

Optima Secure Global Plus

Information Unavailable

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Freedom

96.3% for the period April 2025 to December 2025.

Maternity Cover

Optima Secure Global Plus

Information Unavailable

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Freedom

Not available.

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