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Care Joy vs ICICI Lombard Criti Shield Plus
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Maternity and newborn cover with a 9-month maternity waiting period
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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Criti Shield Plus
Pay a lump sum for 92 major and minor critical illnesses in five groups, with the full sum insured for a major illness and 25% for a minor one, and make another claim from a different group.
What Makes It Special:
Criti Shield Plus focuses on providing essential health coverage at an affordable premium. It's designed for budget-conscious individuals who want reliable coverage.
Best For:
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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.
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Joy Health Insurance Plan VS VS |
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| Room Rent |
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Joy Covers a Single Private Room with AC. A higher room category means room, boarding, nursing, OT and doctor/surgeon fees are reduced in proportion to the difference in room rent. |
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Criti Shield Plus Normal: Not Applicable ICU: Not Applicable |
| ICU Charges |
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Joy ICU charges (ICU bed, monitoring devices, critical care nursing and intensivist charges) are payable as part of in-patient hospitalisation up to the sum insured. There is no separate ICU sublimit. |
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Criti Shield Plus Information Unavailable |
| Advanced Treatments |
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Joy Information Unavailable |
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Criti Shield Plus Bone Marrow Transplant Major Organ Transplant Open Chest CABG Open Heart Valve Replacement/Repair Surgery of Aorta Angioplasty Balloon Valvotomy / Valvuloplasty Cardiac Defibrillator Insertion Carotid Artery Surgery Small Bowel Transplant |
| Co-payment |
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Joy 20% of each admissible claim applies if the insured's entry age (eldest member for a floater) is 60 years or above. No co-payment applies for entry ages below 60. |
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Criti Shield Plus Not Applicable |
| Disease-wise sublimits |
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Joy No disease-specific caps apply to general hospitalisation, which is payable up to the sum insured. Fixed limits apply to maternity (₹35,000/₹50,000), newborn baby (₹30,000/₹50,000) and ambulance (₹1,000 per claim). |
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Criti Shield Plus Information Unavailable |
| Waiting Period |
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Joy Information Unavailable |
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Criti Shield Plus Initial Waiting Period: 90 Days Pre-existing Disease Waiting Period: Pre-existing diseases are excluded |
| Cashless Healthcare Providers |
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Joy Cashless treatment is available at 11,400+ Care network hospitals across India. Pre-authorisation is required, and the network list can change, so check the hospital list before admission. |
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Criti Shield Plus Not Applicable |
| Restoration Benefit |
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Joy Not available. Once the sum insured is used, it is not restored within the same policy year. The optional No Claim Bonanza is a bonus for claim-free years, not a restoration benefit. |
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Criti Shield Plus Information Unavailable |
| Cumulative Bonus |
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Joy Optional "No Claim Bonanza", available for an additional premium. After three consecutive claim-free policy years, the sum insured increases by 100% of the expiring sum insured. The accrued bonus cannot exceed 100% of the sum insured in the renewed policy. If a claim is made, the accrued bonus is not carried to the next renewal, but the base sum insured is never reduced. The bonus is lost if the policy is not renewed within the grace period. |
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Criti Shield Plus Information Unavailable |
| Daycare Treatment |
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Joy Covers a long list of procedures that need less than 24 hours of hospitalisation (for example cataract, dialysis, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, lithotripsy, tonsillectomy and arthroscopy). Cover is up to the sum insured and subject to waiting periods. |
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Criti Shield Plus Not Applicable |
| Consumable Cover |
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Joy Not covered. Non-medical items (for example gloves, masks, diapers, kits, belts, surcharges and similar items in the policy's non-payable list) are excluded. Some items, such as admission and registration charges, are treated as part of room or procedure charges and are not paid separately. |
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Criti Shield Plus Information Unavailable |
| AYUSH Treatment |
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Joy Not offered as a standard benefit. Treatment under Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy, and other non-allopathic treatment, is excluded. |
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Criti Shield Plus Not Mentioned |
| Initial Waiting Period |
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Joy 30 days |
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Criti Shield Plus Information Unavailable |
| Specific Waiting Period |
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Joy 24 months of continuous coverage for listed conditions and procedures. These include arthritis and spinal disorders, joint replacement, benign ENT disorders, benign prostatic hypertrophy, cataract, piles/fissure/fistula, hernia and hydrocele, hysterectomy for fibroids, kidney or gall bladder stones, and varicose veins. Accident-related claims are exempt. Prior continuous coverage can reduce the waiting period. If a listed condition is also pre-existing, the longer waiting period applies. |
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Criti Shield Plus Information Unavailable |
| PED Waiting Period |
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Joy 36 months of continuous coverage from the first policy with Care. Pre-existing conditions must be declared at proposal. If the sum insured is increased, the waiting period applies afresh to the increased amount. Continuous prior coverage with another insurer can reduce the waiting period on porting. |
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Criti Shield Plus Information Unavailable |
| Modern Treatment |
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Joy Covers 12 listed advanced treatments within the sum insured: uterine artery embolization and HIFU, balloon sinuplasty, deep brain stimulation, oral chemotherapy, monoclonal antibody immunotherapy (injection), intravitreal injections, robotic surgeries, stereotactic radio surgeries, bronchial thermoplasty, laser prostate vaporisation (green laser or holmium laser), intra-operative neuro monitoring (IONM), and hematopoietic stem cell therapy for bone marrow transplant in blood disorders. Advanced methods outside this list are not covered. |
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Criti Shield Plus Information Unavailable |
| Annual Health Checkup |
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Joy Not available as a benefit. Depending on age and sum insured, Care may ask for pre-policy medical tests at its own cost. If the proposal is declined or the policy is cancelled in the free-look period, the test cost is deducted from the refund. |
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Criti Shield Plus Information Unavailable |
| Pre-Hospitalisation |
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Joy 30 days before admission. Expenses must relate to the same illness or injury and the hospitalisation claim must be admissible. |
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Criti Shield Plus Information Unavailable |
| Post-Hospitalisation |
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Joy 60 days after discharge. Expenses must relate to the same illness or injury and the main hospitalisation claim must be admissible. |
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Criti Shield Plus Information Unavailable |
| Outpatient Department Cover (OPD Expense) |
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Joy Not covered. Routine consultations, tests and pharmacy bills without hospital admission are not payable. Pre- and post-natal expenses are covered only within the maternity limit and as part of the delivery hospitalisation claim. |
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Criti Shield Plus Information Unavailable |
| Deductible Option |
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Joy No deductible applies. This is a base indemnity plan, not a top-up. |
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Criti Shield Plus Information Unavailable |
| Coverage Options |
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Joy Sum insured of ₹3 lakh or ₹5 lakh, on an Individual or Family Floater basis. Policy term is 3 years. Entry age is 18 to 65 years for adults, 1 day to 24 years for children, and 1 day to 90 days for newborns. Lifelong renewability. Maternity cover is available only for insured women aged 45 or below. |
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Criti Shield Plus Information Unavailable |
| Claim Settlement Ratio |
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Joy 96.74% for FY 2024-25 (insurer-level, based on IRDAI public disclosures). This reflects Care Health Insurance overall, not Care Joy specifically. |
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Criti Shield Plus Information Unavailable |
| Maternity Cover |
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Joy Covers delivery hospitalisation (normal and C-section) including pre-natal and post-natal expenses: up to ₹35,000 on a ₹3 lakh sum insured and up to ₹50,000 on a ₹5 lakh sum insured. Waiting period is 9 months of continuous coverage. Newborn baby cover applies if the maternity claim is admissible. Voluntary termination of pregnancy in the first 12 weeks and miscarriage (unless caused by an accident) are not covered. Ectopic pregnancy is covered under regular hospitalisation, not the maternity limit. |
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Criti Shield Plus Information Unavailable |
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