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Niva Bupa HeartBeat Gold vs ICICI Lombard Health Booster

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Niva Bupa

HeartBeat Gold

Stay in any hospital room except a suite, add 10% of the base sum insured each year up to 100%, and refill the base sum insured once for the same or a different illness.

What Makes It Special:

Niva Bupa Heart Beat Gold is a comprehensive health insurance plan designed for families. It provides coverage options from ₹5 lakh to ₹1 crore, offering benefits like maternity cover, newborn protection, annual health check-ups, cashless treatment at 10,000+ hospitals, AYUSH and modern treatments, and no limits on ICU charges. You...

Best For:

  • Health-conscious individuals who value yearly check-ups

  • Customers who prefer comfort of a private room during hospitalization

  • Those planning for maternity and child care in future

  • Families looking for complete medical protection

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ICICI Lombard

Health Booster

Buy a super top-up that pays hospital bills above a deductible of ₹3 lakh, ₹4 lakh or ₹5 lakh, with a sum insured from ₹5 lakh to ₹50 lakh, inpatient AYUSH cover and a once-a-year reset for an unrelated illness.

What Makes It Special:

Health Booster is a deductible-based health insurance product designed to provide additional financial protection when eligible hospitalisation expenses exceed the selected deductible. Its value depends on the relationship between the deductible, the available sum insured and the coverage provided by the policyholder's primary health insurance. Waiting periods, eligible expenses, exclusions...

Best For:

  • People who are comfortable checking waiting periods, exclusions and deductible conditions before purchasing additional cover.

  • Buyers comparing a top-up plan with a super top-up plan who want to understand how the deductible is applied to claims.

  • Families looking to increase their overall potential health insurance protection without relying entirely on a single base policy.

  • Buyers who can manage expenses up to the deductible and want cover for eligible expenses above that amount.

  • People who already have health insurance and want additional protection against large medical bills.

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Quick Decision Guide

  • You like yearly sum insured bonuses

  • You want maternity and newborn benefits after 2 years

  • You prefer a private AC room without extra charges

  • You want flexible coverage up to ₹1 crore

  • Before buying, compare the premium, deductible, sum insured and claim conditions with the cost of increasing your existing base policy.

  • If you expect to claim for a specific treatment, verify that the treatment is covered and that its waiting period and exclusions are satisfied.

  • If you have a pre-existing disease, check that it has been disclosed and accepted and understand the applicable waiting period before relying on the cover.

  • If you may have several hospitalisation claims in one year, confirm whether the deductible applies per claim or on an aggregate basis under your specific policy version.

  • If you already have a base health policy, compare its sum insured with the Health Booster deductible to identify any potential coverage gap.

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Detailed Features Comparison

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HeartBeat Gold
HeartBeat Gold

Health Insurance Plan

Brochure

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Health Booster
Health Booster

Health Insurance Plan

Brochure

Room Rent

HeartBeat Gold

Covered up to Sum Insured (except for Suite or above room category)
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Health Booster

  1. Normal: Single private A/C room
  2. ICU: No limit, expenses incurred would be covered by the policy.
ICU Charges

HeartBeat Gold

No restriction on ICU room rent

VS

Health Booster

Information Unavailable

Advanced Treatments

HeartBeat Gold

Covered up to Sum Insured

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Health Booster

  1. Uterine Artery Embolization and HIFU (High intensity focused ultrasound) 
  2. Immunotherapy- Monoclonal Antibody to be given as injection 
  3.  Vaporization of the prostrate (Green laser treatment or holmium laser treatment) 
  4. Stem cell therapy: Hematopoietic stem cells for bone marrow transplant for haematological conditions
  5.  Balloon Sinuplasty 
  6. Oral Chemotherapy and many more
Disease-wise sublimits

HeartBeat Gold

Yes

VS

Health Booster

No comprehensive disease-wise sublimit list has been confirmed for the referenced policy wording. Check the policy schedule and applicable benefit conditions.

Co-payment

HeartBeat Gold

Optional

VS

Health Booster

This does not apply if the insured is 60 years of age or below. However, this condition will not be applicable if you were aged 45 years or below at the time of buying this policy for the first time and have renewed it continuously after that.

Restoration Benefit

HeartBeat Gold

100% of base sum insured restored once every policy year for future claims

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Health Booster

Information Unavailable

Cashless Healthcare Providers

HeartBeat Gold

10000+ Healthcare Providers

VS

Health Booster

10,896 cashless healthcare

Cumulative Bonus

HeartBeat Gold

Your sum insured increases by 10% every year, maximum up to 100%

VS

Health Booster

Additional Sum Insured increases by 10% of the base sum insured for each claim-free policy year, up to 50%. A claim in a subsequent policy period reduces the accrued amount by 10% of the sum insured at renewal.

Daycare Treatment

HeartBeat Gold

Covers medical expenses for treatments not requiring 24-hour hospitalization, up to your annual sum insured

VS

Health Booster

150 medical expenses incurred by you while undergoing Specified Day Care Treatment, which require less than 24 hours hospitalization are covered by the policy.

Consumable Cover

HeartBeat Gold

Yes

VS

Health Booster

Not verified as a standard benefit for this policy version.

AYUSH Treatment

HeartBeat Gold

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

VS

Health Booster

Covered by the policy..

Initial Waiting Period

HeartBeat Gold

90 days.

VS

Health Booster

Subject to policy wording and applicable exceptions. Confirm the applicable schedule before publishing a definitive duration.

Specific Waiting Period

HeartBeat Gold

2 years

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Health Booster

2 years for specified diseases and procedures, subject to policy terms.

PED Waiting Period

HeartBeat Gold

3 years

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Health Booster

2 years for pre-existing diseases declared and accepted by the insurer.

Modern Treatment

HeartBeat Gold

Hospital expenses for listed advanced treatments are covered up to your full sum insured during the policy period

VS

Health Booster

Covered subject to the sum insured, deductible and policy terms.

Annual Health Checkup

HeartBeat Gold

Health check-up is available once every policy year, from day 1 of the policy

VS

Health Booster

Not confirmed for the policy wording referenced here.

Pre-Hospitalisation

HeartBeat Gold

You get cover for medical tests and doctor visits up to 60 days before hospitalisation, if your main claim is approved

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Health Booster

Eligible medical expenses are covered for up to 60 days before hospitalisation, subject to policy terms.

Post-Hospitalisation

HeartBeat Gold

You get cover for medical bills up to 90 days after discharge, including physiotherapy if your doctor prescribes it

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Health Booster

Eligible medical expenses are covered for up to 90 days after hospitalisation, subject to policy terms.

Outpatient Department Cover (OPD Expense)

HeartBeat Gold

OPD expenses are not available

VS

Health Booster

Routine outpatient consultations and treatment are not listed as a standard base-cover benefit.

Deductible Option

HeartBeat Gold

Available as an option

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Health Booster

A deductible applies before eligible hospitalisation claims become payable. The selected amount and its application are specified in the policy schedule. Under the Super Top-up structure, the deductible applies to aggregate hospitalisation expenses during the policy year.

Coverage Options

HeartBeat Gold

Available coverage options: ₹5L, ₹7.5L, ₹10L, ₹15L, ₹20L, ₹30L, ₹1Cr

VS

Health Booster

Available as a Super Top-up health insurance plan, with the selected sum insured, deductible and individual or floater configuration specified in the policy schedule.

Claim Settlement Ratio

HeartBeat Gold

92.02%

VS

Health Booster

FY 24-25: ~84%

Maternity Cover

HeartBeat Gold

Available with capping based on base sum insured.

VS

Health Booster

Not listed as a standard benefit in the referenced policy wording.

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  • One policy covers the entire family

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  • Covers delivery, newborn care, and maternity expenses

  • Reduces financial stress of childbirth costs

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