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Care Joy Today vs ICICI Lombard Smart Super Health
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Specialised plan for the Joy of you
What Makes It Special:
Care Joy is a hospitalisation plan with built-in maternity and newborn cover. The Joy Today variant is the faster-access option, with a 9-month waiting period for maternity claims. The other variant, Joy Tomorrow, has a 24-month wait. Maternity benefits are capped at ₹35,000 on a ₹3 lakh sum insured and ₹50,000...
Best For:
Long-term peace of mind with 3-year policy term
Cashless treatment across 8,000+ hospitals
Comprehensive family protection during pregnancy
Maternity and Newborn health coverage
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Smart Super Health
Restore up to 100% of the sum insured once in a policy year for a new illness after the cover is exhausted, with 60 days of pre-hospitalisation, 90 days after discharge and inpatient AYUSH treatment.
What Makes It Special:
Smart Super Health is an ICICI Lombard floater offered in Value, Classic and Uber variants, with sum insured options from ₹5 lakh to ₹1 crore. It covers in-patient hospitalisation, daycare, AYUSH and domiciliary treatment, with optional add-ons for maternity, critical illness and hospital cash.
Best For:
Buyers who may add maternity, critical illness or hospital cash cover later
Buyers who want restoration of the sum insured for a new illness in the same year
Buyers who need air ambulance cover within India, on the Uber variant
Buyers who want domiciliary treatment cover
Families who want a hospitalisation floater with a choice of three variants
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Quick Decision Guide
You want cashless access to 8,000+ hospitals across India
You prefer short waiting period for maternity benefits (9 months)
You want maternity and newborn cover under one plan
You’re planning for pregnancy or expanding your family soon.
Confirm the variant’s sum insured and feature list on the current policy schedule, since the wording reviewed is from around 2018 to 2019.
Confirm the co-payment position with ICICI Lombard on 1800 2666 before buying, since a third-party source mentions 20% in some cases.
Maternity needs a 3-year term and a 9-month wait, so decide early if you plan a pregnancy.
The 48-month PED waiting period is long, so buy early if you have existing conditions.
Choose the variant by need: Value is the lowest-cost option, and Uber adds air ambulance, dental and the highest sum insured.
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Detailed Features Comparison
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Joy Today Health Insurance Plan VS VS |
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| Room Rent |
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Joy Today Single Private AC room covered |
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Smart Super Health
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| ICU Charges |
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Joy Today No restriction on ICU room rent |
VS VS |
Smart Super Health Covered within the sum insured under in-patient treatment. ICU charges are part of the room and ICU charges covered under in-patient treatment. |
| Advanced Treatments |
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Joy Today Information Unavailable |
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Smart Super Health
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| Disease-wise sublimits |
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Joy Today Not Specifically mentioned |
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Smart Super Health No disease sublimit schedule is listed in the wording. Procedures under the 2-year waiting period apply. Convalescence and outpatient emergency have separate per-policy sub-limits. |
| Co-payment |
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Joy Today 20% for above 61 years unless waived by extra premium |
VS VS |
Smart Super Health A co-payment applies in certain cases. If treatment is availed in a higher-tier city while paying a lower-tier premium, a 20% co-payment applies. |
| Restoration Benefit |
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Joy Today Not Available |
VS VS |
Smart Super Health Restores up to 100% of the sum insured once per policy year, when the sum insured and bonus are exhausted. Restoration applies only to a new illness, not one already claimed in that year. Unused restoration does not carry forward. It does not apply to add-ons. |
| Cashless Healthcare Providers |
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Joy Today 8000+ Healthcare Providers |
VS VS |
Smart Super Health The policy provides access to over 10,000+ network hospitals, ensuring cashless treatment at recognized healthcare facilities. |
| Cumulative Bonus |
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Joy Today Not Available in the base plan but you can add a rider to avail |
VS VS |
Smart Super Health Under age 45 at first policy inception: 50% of the expiring sum insured per year, up to 100% of the current sum insured. Age 45 to 65: 20% per year, up to 100%. A claim reduces the bonus proportionately in the following year (Appendix III). |
| Daycare Treatment |
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Joy Today Covers medical expenses for treatments not requiring 24-hour hospitalization, up to your annual sum insured |
VS VS |
Smart Super Health Covers all day care procedures requiring hospitalization of less than 24 hours. Treatments such as cataract surgery, chemotherapy, and minor surgical procedures are included. |
| Consumable Cover |
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Joy Today Included within hospitalisation expenses. |
VS VS |
Smart Super Health Non-medical items such as toiletries, gloves and cotton are not payable. Prescribed medicines and certain items are payable (Appendix IV). |
| AYUSH Treatment |
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Joy Today Covers AYUSH treatment expenses up to your annual sum insured during the policy period |
VS VS |
Smart Super Health Alternative treatments under Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy (AYUSH) are covered. |
| Initial Waiting Period |
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Joy Today 30 days |
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Smart Super Health 30 days from inception, except for accidents |
| Specific Waiting Period |
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Joy Today 2 years |
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Smart Super Health 2 years for listed illnesses and procedures (clause 6.1.2) |
| PED Waiting Period |
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Joy Today 3 years |
VS VS |
Smart Super Health 48 months (clause 6.1.3) |
| Modern Treatment |
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Joy Today Covered |
VS VS |
Smart Super Health Robotic surgery is excluded (exclusion 36). Other modern treatments are not listed in the wording. Confirm with ICICI Lombard on 1800 2666. |
| Annual Health Checkup |
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Joy Today Not Stated |
VS VS |
Smart Super Health Available at renewal for insured persons aged 18 and over, through the insurer’s empanelled providers. Basic, extended or comprehensive, depending on variant (Appendix II). |
| Pre-Hospitalisation |
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Joy Today You get cover for medical tests and doctor visits up to 30 days before hospitalisation, if your main claim is approved |
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Smart Super Health Up to 60 days before admission, within the sum insured |
| Post-Hospitalisation |
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Joy Today You get cover for medical bills up to 60 days after discharge, including physiotherapy if your doctor prescribes it |
VS VS |
Smart Super Health Up to 90 days after discharge, within the sum insured |
| Outpatient Department Cover (OPD Expense) |
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Joy Today OPD expense is not included. |
VS VS |
Smart Super Health Up to 90 days after discharge, within the sum insured |
| Deductible Option |
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Joy Today Not Available |
VS VS |
Smart Super Health No deductible option is listed in the wording. Hospital cash has a one-day deductible. |
| Coverage Options |
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Joy Today 8000+ Healthcare Providers |
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Smart Super Health Value (₹5 lakh and ₹7.5 lakh), Classic (₹10 lakh to ₹20 lakh), Uber (₹20 lakh to ₹1 crore). Optional add-ons are hospital cash, maternity, critical illness and personal accident. |
| Claim Settlement Ratio |
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Joy Today 96% |
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Smart Super Health FY 24-25: ~84% |
| Maternity Cover |
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Joy Today Available including pre-natal and post-natal expenses, up to ₹35,000 or ₹50,000 based on sum insured; maternity cover available up to age 45. |
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Smart Super Health Optional add-on, available only on a 3-year floater term with a 9-month waiting period. Covers up to 2 deliveries or terminations in a lifetime, for insured persons aged 18 to 45. Maternity limits are ₹35,000 to ₹1,00,000 by variant, and newborn cover is ₹25,000 to ₹1,00,000 for the first 90 days. |
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