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The burden of medical expenses for cancer treatment can be overwhelming, leaving individuals and their families under financial strain. Star Cancer Care Gold was launched on October 24, 2017, as a pilot health insurance project and has since offered groundbreaking service to customers. The plan provides comprehensive protection against cancer and goes beyond conventional health insurance by extending coverage to existing cancer patients, including Stage 1 and Stage 2. It also offers financial protection in case of cancer recurrence, metastasis, or development of a second malignancy. The plan has many more features and benefits, which are discussed in the later sections.

Eligibility Table of Star Cancer Care Gold

The individual has to fulfill the following eligibility criteria to buy the plan:
Criteria Specifications
Sum Insured INR 3 Lakh & 5 Lakh
Age Min: 5 Months
Max: 65 Years
Coverage Type Individual
Medical Condition Covered Individuals diagnosed with Stage 1 or Stage 2 cancer
Policy Tenure 1 Year
Medical CheckUp Not Required
Initial Waiting Period 30 Days
Specific Illness Waiting Period 24 Months
Co-Payment 10% for people above 60 years
Pre-existing Waiting Period 48 Months
PLAN DETAILS

Cancer Care Gold

Optima Lite Health Insurance Plan

Product Type Critical Illness Health Insurance Individual
Key Features
(Key features of the plan)
  • Stage 1 & 2 Cancer Cover
  • Specifications
  • Cashless Hospitalization
  • 100% Cumulative Bonus Benefit
  • No Room Rent Limits
  • Affordable Entry-Level Health Cover
OPD Details
(In some policies, OPD (Out patient department) expenses are also covered.)
- Covered
Room Rent
(A limit of room rent cover during hospitalization if any)
- Covered
Domicillary Hospitalization
(It is the expenses incurred on treatment of the patient at home)
- Covered
Pre-hospitalization
(Expenses before the insured is hospitalized)
- Covered
Post-hospitalization
(Expenses after discharge from the hospital)
- Covered
Day Care Treatment Covered
(Day care treatments refers to the treatments that do not necessarily require 24hrs of hospitalization like MRI.)
- Not Covered
Hospital_network
(Number of Hospital Network in city)
14000 15000
Organ Donor Expenses
(Expenses incurred on organ donor in case of organ transplants)
- Covered
Hospital Daily Allowance
(Some plans offer daily allowance to take care of expenses like food, etc)
- Covered
Ambulance Charges
(Expenses incurred on ambulance charges)
- Covered
Maternity Benefits
(All Hospitalization cost covered at the time of pregnancy.)
- Not Covered
New Born Baby Covered
(Newborn babies can be covered under the insurance plan after a certain period)
- Not Covered
Health Checkup
(An added benefit of one time full health checkup of policy holder.)
- Covered
Sub Limit
(Sub-limit is a monetary capping that applies on specific diseases like cataract)
- -
Co-pay
(Mentioned %, if any is to be borne by Insured and rest will be borne by insurer)
- -
Plan Entry Age - Children: 91 days; Adults: 18 years
Plan Premium Entry Age and S/A 27900 -
Plan Waiting Period - 30 days
Plan Coverage - -
Plan Sample Premium - -
Plan Brochure Brochure URL Brochure URL
Policy Term - 1/2/3 Years
ICU Charges - Covered
Covid-19 Treatment - Not Covered
Cataract - Covered
Automatic Restoration - Covered
Ayush Treatment - Covered
Modern Treatment - Covered
E Consultation - Covered
Air Ambulance - Not Covered
Global Coverage - Not Covered
Claim Ratio 99.06 95.30
Solvency Ratio 2.21 2.00
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