Understanding Room limits in health Insurance
Room rent plays an important role in claim settlement of Health Insurance in India. The amount of claim which will be settled by an Insurance company depends on the type of the room opted and the room type eligibility. The hospital cost also varies with the room opted. If someone opts for a single room , hospital bills are lower and if someone goes for a suite room, the bill increases by a big amount. This is the reason the insurance company settles the claim on the basis of the room opted. Majority of the policies in India have a room limit like some xyz% of sum insured, single room or any room except suites or deluxe. In these cases, the claim settlement varies but if someone opts for a good policy without any room limit, then the claim settlement doesn't depend on the opted room. In policies with a room limit, if the opted room is higher than the eligible room then the insurance company applies a concept of Proportionate deduction (very common in PSU's and smaller Insuran...