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ICICI Lombard Health Elite Plus vs Care Senior

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ICICI Lombard

Health Elite Plus

Get a single private room and reset up to 100% of the sum insured once for the same illness and unlimited times for a different illness, with a 20% loyalty bonus up to 100% that stays after a claim.

What Makes It Special:

ICICI Lombard Health Elite Plus offers an unlimited reset benefit that can replenish up to 100% of the base sum insured when the available cover becomes insufficient after previous claims. It can be used unlimited times for different illnesses and once for the same illness, subject to policy conditions. The plan...

Best For:

  • Buyers who want the option to add specific benefits, such as worldwide hospitalisation cover or outpatient services, subject to eligibility and additional premium.

  • Customers seeking benefits such as donor expenses, domiciliary hospitalisation and air ambulance cover.

  • People who value a guaranteed cumulative bonus that can increase their available cover over time.

  • Buyers who want a reset benefit for eligible subsequent hospitalisation claims.

  • Individuals or families looking for a health insurance plan with multiple sum insured options.

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Care

Senior

Health Insurance for Senior Citizens 60+ with Lifelong Renewability

What Makes It Special:

Care Senior is tailored specifically for the healthcare requirements of senior citizens aged 60 and above.

Best For:

  • Customers wanting automatic recharge protection

  • Families covering elderly parents

  • Elderly individuals seeking senior-specific health screening benefits

  • Buyers looking for health insurance with no upper entry age cap

  • Senior citizens aged 60 and above

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Quick Decision Guide

  • If you need worldwide cover or other add-ons, confirm their availability, waiting periods, limits and additional premium before purchasing.

  • If you opt for voluntary co-payment or treatment outside your selected pricing zone, account for the applicable out-of-pocket share.

  • If you expect to use outpatient services, confirm whether the optional BeFit cover is selected and what its specific limits include.

  • If you have a pre-existing condition, check the 24-month waiting period and disclose your medical history accurately.

  • Choose a sum insured that fits your expected medical costs and check how room eligibility changes at the ₹20 lakh threshold.

  • Senior health screening included

  • Inbuilt 1-time automatic sum insured recharge

  • Includes a mandatory 20% co-payment per claim

  • Pre-existing disease waiting period is 48 months (or 24 months based on option)

  • Entry starts from age 60 with no maximum entry age limit

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Senior
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Room Rent

Health Elite Plus

  1. Normal: Covered Up to Sum Insured
  2. ICU: Covered up to sum insured
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Senior

Room rent is covered up to the sum insured, subject to the applicable room-category terms of the plan.

Advanced Treatments

Health Elite Plus

  1. Oral chemotherapy
  2. Robotic surgeries
  3. Stem cell therapy
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Senior

Information Unavailable

ICU Charges

Health Elite Plus

Not verified for the exact current variant configuration.

VS

Senior

ICU charges are covered up to your sum insured during the policy period.

Co-payment

Health Elite Plus

Insured can choose 10% or 20% co-payment, allowing cost-sharing for lower premium expenses.

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Senior

20% co-payment is applicable on all claims. An additional 20% co-payment applies for treatment taken outside Smart Select network hospitals.

Disease-wise sublimits

Health Elite Plus

Cataract treatment is limited to 10% of the sum insured, up to ₹1 lakh per eye, after the applicable two-year period. Other applicable limits and exclusions must be checked in the policy wording.

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Senior

Yes, sublimits apply to specified diseases and treatments as per the policy terms.

Cashless Healthcare Providers

Health Elite Plus

10,000+ Cashless Healthcare Providers

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Senior

22,100+ cashless healthcare providers.

Restoration Benefit

Health Elite Plus

Reset of up to 100% of the base sum insured, unlimited times for different illnesses and once for the same illness. It does not trigger on the first claim and is subject to the policy conditions.

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Senior

Yes, your sum insured is automatically recharged by an amount equal to the opted sum insured, unlimited times during the policy year, for related or unrelated illnesses.

Daycare Treatment

Health Elite Plus

Covers procedures requiring less than 24-hour hospitalization, like cataract surgery and chemotherapy.

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Senior

Covers all eligible Day Care Procedures, including treatments such as cataract, chemotherapy, dialysis and stone removal, up to your sum insured.

Cumulative Bonus

Health Elite Plus

Loyalty bonus is described in the available policy information; current applicable rate and maximum require verification.

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Senior

Your sum insured increases by 10% for every claim-free year, up to a maximum of 50% of the sum insured.

AYUSH Treatment

Health Elite Plus

Coverage for Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy at government-recognized institutions.

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Senior

Covers AYUSH treatment expenses up to your sum insured, subject to the policy terms and treatment being taken at an AYUSH-certified facility.

Consumable Cover

Health Elite Plus

Not verified as a standard benefit for the exact current variant.

VS

Senior

Consumable expenses are not covered under the plan.

Initial Waiting Period

Health Elite Plus

30 days for illnesses from the start of the policy; accidents are excluded from this waiting-period restriction.

VS

Senior

30 days for illnesses, except injuries caused by an accident.

Specific Waiting Period

Health Elite Plus

24 months for specified diseases and procedures listed in the policy.

VS

Senior

2 years for specified named ailments.

PED Waiting Period

Health Elite Plus

24 months for declared and accepted pre-existing diseases, subject to policy terms and applicable portability rules.

VS

Senior

3 years for pre-existing diseases.

Modern Treatment

Health Elite Plus

Covered up to the annual sum insured, subject to policy terms and exclusions.

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Senior

Modern treatment methods are not covered under the plan.

Annual Health Checkup

Health Elite Plus

Preventive health check-up available at designated centres, subject to policy conditions.

VS

Senior

Annual health check-up is available for all insured members.

Pre-Hospitalisation

Health Elite Plus

60 days


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Senior

You get cover for medical expenses up to 60 days before hospitalisation, subject to the main hospitalisation claim being admissible.

Post-Hospitalisation

Health Elite Plus

180 days.

VS

Senior

You get cover for medical expenses up to 180 days after discharge from the hospital.

Outpatient Department Cover (OPD Expense)

Health Elite Plus

Not included as a general unlimited standard benefit. Optional BeFit provides specified outpatient consultations and related benefits on a cashless basis, according to the selected plan.

VS

Senior

OPD expense is not included.

Deductible Option

Health Elite Plus

No deductible option.

VS

Senior

Not available as a standard deductible option.

Coverage Options

Health Elite Plus

Individual and family floater options, with sum insured options from ₹5 lakh to ₹3 crore.

VS

Senior

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

Claim Settlement Ratio

Health Elite Plus

Information Unavailable

VS

Senior

96.74% for FY 2024-25.

Maternity Cover

Health Elite Plus

Childbirth-related medical expenses are excluded, except ectopic pregnancy, as stated in the exclusions.

VS

Senior

Not available.

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