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ICICI Lombard Health AdvantEdge vs Care Freedom

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ICICI Lombard

Health AdvantEdge

Stay in any room category and restore 100% of the base sum insured even after only part of it is used, including for the same illness, along with a 20% cumulative bonus up to 100%.

What Makes It Special:

ICICI Lombard Health AdvantEdge is a comprehensive health insurance policy available through individual and family floater configurations. It covers eligible hospitalisation, daycare procedures, domiciliary hospitalisation, pre- and post-hospitalisation expenses, ambulance services and AYUSH treatment. The plan also provides wellness and preventive health check-up benefits, with optional features such as maternity...

Best For:

  • Buyers who want to evaluate optional maternity, teleconsultation or non-medical expense protection.

  • Customers interested in preventive health check-ups and wellness services.

  • Buyers who value restoration and loyalty benefits, subject to policy conditions.

  • Families who want to share a sum insured through a family floater policy.

  • Individuals looking for comprehensive health insurance with multiple sum insured options.

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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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Quick Decision Guide

  • Confirm whether your preferred hospitals are in the current cashless network and verify the exact terms shown in your policy schedule.

  • Compare the additional premium and limits for optional maternity, Claim Protector and other add-on benefits before selecting them.

  • Check waiting periods for pre-existing diseases and listed conditions before relying on the policy for planned treatment.

  • Review the room-rent option carefully because selecting a room above the applicable entitlement may affect the claim settlement.

  • Select the Prime, Royal or Apex tier based on your required sum insured and the options currently offered.

  • 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

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Health AdvantEdge
Health AdvantEdge

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Freedom
Freedom

Health Insurance Plan

Room Rent

Health AdvantEdge

Normal: Any category room; Up to Sum Insured

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

Health AdvantEdge

Home care treatment, teleconsultations, domestic air ambulance, bariatric surgery, worldwide cover

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Freedom

Information Unavailable

ICU Charges

Health AdvantEdge

Eligible ICU expenses are covered within the applicable sum insured and policy limits.

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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

Health AdvantEdge

0% 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

Health AdvantEdge



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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.

Cashless Healthcare Providers

Health AdvantEdge

Cashless treatment available at network hospitals

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Freedom

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

Restoration Benefit

Health AdvantEdge

Restore Benefit can restore up to 100% of the sum insured once in a policy year under the cited policy version, subject to the applicable claim conditions.

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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

Health AdvantEdge

All daycare procedures covered

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Freedom

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

Cumulative Bonus

Health AdvantEdge

Guaranteed Cumulative Bonus of 20% of the sum insured for an eligible claim-free year under the cited policy version; accrued bonus is not reduced by a claim, subject to policy terms.

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Freedom

No cumulative bonus is available.

AYUSH Treatment

Health AdvantEdge

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

Health AdvantEdge

Claim Protector is available as an optional cover for eligible non-medical expenses, subject to the selected option and policy terms.

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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

Health AdvantEdge

30 days for illnesses, except eligible accident-related hospitalisation.

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Freedom

30 days for all illnesses, except accidental injuries.

Specific Waiting Period

Health AdvantEdge

Generally 24 months for listed diseases and procedures, subject to the applicable wording.

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Freedom

2 years for specified named ailments.

PED Waiting Period

Health AdvantEdge

Generally 24 months for declared and accepted pre-existing diseases under the cited policy version; confirm the applicable plan and policy schedule.

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Freedom

2 years for pre-existing diseases.

Modern Treatment

Health AdvantEdge

Listed modern treatments are covered subject to the applicable plan limits and policy wording.

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Freedom

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

Annual Health Checkup

Health AdvantEdge

Preventive health check-up coupons are available under the cited policy version for eligible insured adults; package and usage conditions apply.

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Freedom

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

Pre-Hospitalisation

Health AdvantEdge

Covered for the period specified in the applicable policy wording; verify the exact duration for the current UIN.

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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

Health AdvantEdge

Covered for the period specified in the applicable policy wording; confirm the exact limit for the current UIN.

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Freedom



Outpatient Department Cover (OPD Expense)

Health AdvantEdge

Not a blanket standard OPD reimbursement benefit. Optional BeFit/OPD-related cover may be available with eligible configurations.

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Freedom

OPD expense is not included in the base plan.

Deductible Option

Health AdvantEdge

A voluntary deductible may be available under selected configurations; confirm the amount and terms in the policy schedule.

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Freedom

Not available as a standard deductible option.

Coverage Options

Health AdvantEdge

Prime, Royal and Apex plan tiers, with individual and family floater options and optional benefits.

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Freedom

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

Claim Settlement Ratio

Health AdvantEdge

FY 24-25: ~84%

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Freedom

96.3% for the period April 2025 to December 2025.

Maternity Cover

Health AdvantEdge

Optional maternity benefit may cover eligible maternity expenses up to 10% of annual sum insured, capped at ₹1 lakh; newborn expenses may be covered over and above this limit, subject to policy terms.

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Freedom

Not available.

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Senior Citizen Health Plan

  • Secure against age-related medical costs

  • Tailored for seniors healthcare needs

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Family Health Plan

  • One policy covers the entire family

  • High sum insured with cashless care

  • Multiple coverage options based on your family needs

Maternity Health Plan

Maternity Health Plan

  • Covers delivery, newborn care, and maternity expenses

  • Reduces financial stress of childbirth costs

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