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ManipalCigna Sarvah Pratham vs Niva Bupa Health Recharge

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ManipalCigna

Sarvah Pratham

Comprehensive health insurance with high sum insured options and flexible add-on benefits

What Makes It Special:

Comprehensive Health Insurance

Best For:

  • 1. Individuals who prefer flexible deductible and voluntary co-payment options.

  • Customers looking for optional benefits such as Restoration, Gullak and Sarathi.

  • People who want benefits such as AYUSH treatment and pre- and post-hospitalisation coverage.

  • Customers looking for coverage options ranging from ₹5 lakh to ₹3 crore.

  • Individuals and families looking for high sum insured options, broad hospitalisation coverage and optional benefits such as unlimited restoration and guaranteed cumulative bonus

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Niva Bupa

Health Recharge

Super top-up health insurance for additional financial protection against hospitalisation expenses.

What Makes It Special:

Niva Bupa Health Recharge is a super top-up plan designed to provide additional health insurance protection after the selected annual aggregate deductible is exhausted. It offers inpatient hospitalisation cover, pre- and post-hospitalisation expenses, daycare treatment, loyalty additions on eligible base cover, and optional personal accident and critical illness benefits.

Best For:

  • Buyers who want a super top-up plan with loyalty additions on eligible Base Sum Insured.

  • People looking for optional personal accident or critical illness cover.

  • Buyers who want to supplement an existing base health insurance policy.

  • Families seeking a higher total health cover with a chosen deductible.

  • People who already have employer-provided or individual health insurance and want additional cover.

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Quick Decision Guide

ManipalCigna Sarvah Pratham

  • Check the available benefits, limits and optional covers carefully before choosing the plan to make sure they match your healthcare needs.

  • Consider Sarvah Pratham if you prefer flexibility through deductible and voluntary co-payment options.

  • This plan may be suitable if you want the option to add benefits such as Restoration, Gullak and Sarathi.

  • Consider this plan if you want hospitalisation coverage along with AYUSH treatment and pre- and post-hospitalisation benefits.

  • Consider Sarvah Pratham if you want coverage from ₹5 lakh to ₹3 crore with single private AC room coverage, AYUSH treatment, pre- and post-hospitalisation coverage, and the option to add benefits such as Restoration, Gullak and Sarathi. The plan also offers flexible deductible and voluntary co-payment options.

  • Compare the additional premium and coverage limits for optional personal accident and critical illness benefits.

  • Review the waiting periods and exclusions in the complete policy wording before purchasing.

  • Confirm the applicable Base Sum Insured, room-rent conditions and any benefit sub-limits.

  • Check whether your existing health insurance cover and the selected deductible work well together.

  • Choose a deductible you can comfortably pay before the plan begins contributing.

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Detailed Features Comparison

Compare the key features of different health insurance plans

Sarvah Pratham
Sarvah Pratham

Health Insurance Plan

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Health Recharge
Health Recharge

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Room Rent

Sarvah Pratham

Single Private AC Room under the base policy. ICU expenses are covered up to the Sum Insured.

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Health Recharge

Below ₹5L SI: 1% of SI per day limit; ₹5L+ SI: no monetary cap, single private room eligible.

ICU Charges

Sarvah Pratham

Covered up to the Sum Insured.

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Health Recharge

Covered up to sum insured with no specific restrictions.

Co-payment

Sarvah Pratham

Optional Voluntary Co-payment of 10%, 20% or 30%. No zonal co-payment applies.

VS

Health Recharge

Not applicable; annual aggregate deductible is the cost-sharing mechanism.

Disease-wise sublimits

Sarvah Pratham

Hospitalisation for Heart, Cancer, Stroke and Major Organ/Bone Marrow Transplant is covered up to the applicable Sum Insured. Listed Modern and Advanced Treatments are subject to the specific limits stated in the Policy Schedule.

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Health Recharge

Yes, modern treatments have specific sublimits; mental disorder treatment: 10% SI (max ₹50K)

Restoration Benefit

Sarvah Pratham

Optional: Unlimited restoration of the Base Sum Insured for related and unrelated illnesses/injuries during the policy year.

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Health Recharge

Not available under Health Recharge plan.

Cashless Healthcare Providers

Sarvah Pratham

15,000+ cashless hospitals/network providers are currently advertised by ManipalCigna. The exact network is subject to change and should be checked through the insurer's locator.

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Health Recharge

10,000+ Niva Bupa empanelled network hospitals.

Cumulative Bonus

Sarvah Pratham

Gullak – Optional: 100% of Base Sum Insured is added every policy year, up to a maximum of 1500% of the Base Sum Insured, irrespective of claims.

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Health Recharge

Loyalty Additions: 5% annual increase of base SI up to 50% maximum (only for SI up to ₹25L).

Daycare Treatment

Sarvah Pratham

Covered up to the Sum Insured for eligible Day Care Treatment related to the specified illnesses.

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Health Recharge

All eligible day-care treatments covered up to sum insured.

Consumable Cover

Sarvah Pratham

Not included in the base cover. Optional: Coverage for Non-Medical Items and Durable Medical Equipment is available.

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Health Recharge

Yes, medicines, drugs and consumables as prescribed by treating practitioner.

AYUSH Treatment

Sarvah Pratham

Covered up to the Sum Insured for eligible treatment related to the specified illnesses, subject to policy terms.

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Health Recharge

Covers Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathy as in-patient treatment up to base SI.

Initial Waiting Period

Sarvah Pratham

30 days, applicable under the standard waiting-period structure; accident claims are exempt.

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Health Recharge

30 days from first policy commencement (no exception for accidents).

Specific Waiting Period

Sarvah Pratham

24 months for specified diseases/procedures, when the applicable Pratiksha optional cover is opted for.

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Health Recharge

24 months for specified diseases and procedures listed in policy.

PED Waiting Period

Sarvah Pratham

36 months under the base policy. Sarathi/Sarathi 2.0 can provide reduction for specified declared and accepted PED-related conditions, subject to its terms.

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Health Recharge

36 months continuous coverage from policy inception.

Modern Treatment

Sarvah Pratham

Covered for listed Modern and Advanced Treatments for the specified illnesses, subject to the applicable limits in the Policy Schedule.

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Health Recharge

Covers oral chemotherapy, robotic surgeries, intra-vitreal injections, deep brain stimulation with per-treatment sub-limits.

Annual Health Checkup

Sarvah Pratham

Available as an optional cover.

VS

Health Recharge

Not listed as base benefit; health assessment available separately.

Pre-Hospitalisation

Sarvah Pratham

Covered for 90 days immediately before hospitalisation, subject to the policy terms.

VS

Health Recharge

Up to 60 days before hospitalisation when related claim is admissible.

Post-Hospitalisation

Sarvah Pratham

Covered for 180 days after discharge, subject to the policy terms.

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Health Recharge

Up to 90 days after discharge for eligible medical expenses.

Outpatient Department Cover (OPD Expense)

Sarvah Pratham

Not covered under the base plan.

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Health Recharge

Not available; plan provides unlimited e-consultation and pharmacy/diagnostic access.

Deductible Option

Sarvah Pratham

Optional Aggregate Deductible: ₹10,000, ₹25,000, ₹50,000, ₹1 lakh, ₹2 lakh, ₹3 lakh, ₹4 lakh, ₹5 lakh or ₹10 lakh. Daily Deductible options are also available: ₹1,000, ₹2,000, ₹3,000, ₹4,000 or ₹5,000 per day.

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Health Recharge

Mandatory annual aggregate deductible: ₹10K, ₹25K, ₹50K options available.

Coverage Options

Sarvah Pratham

Base Sum Insured options from ₹5 lakh to ₹3 crore.

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Health Recharge

₹2L, ₹3L, ₹4L, ₹5L, ₹7.5L, ₹10L, ₹15L, ₹25L, ₹40L, ₹45L, ₹65L, ₹70L, ₹90L, ₹95L.

Claim Settlement Ratio

Sarvah Pratham

99.88% of claims settled within 3 months in FY 2024–25, based on the latest IRDAI-reported data. This is an insurer-level figure, not a Sarvah Pratham-specific ratio.

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Health Recharge

80%

Maternity Cover

Sarvah Pratham

Not available under Sarvah Pratham.

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Health Recharge

Excluded under this policy.

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