{"id":2956,"date":"2014-07-31T13:53:59","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T13:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/?p=2956"},"modified":"2014-07-31T13:53:59","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T13:53:59","slug":"new-health-insurance-guidelines-in-india-1755","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/new-health-insurance-guidelines-in-india-1755\/","title":{"rendered":"New Health Insurance Guidelines in India -1755"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the UK, senior citizens are fully covered for illness via the NHS.<\/p>\n

However, this is not the case in many other parts of the world where a comprehensive national health care system is not the norm.<\/p>\n

In fact, once someone is deemed elderly, the likelihood of even getting private insurance to cover the inevitable costs of growing old is rare.<\/p>\n

But in India, the insurance industry is beginning to take the growing concerns of elderly people more seriously.<\/p>\n

Currently, the majority of Indian citizens are not covered by a health insurance<\/a> plan as they get older.<\/p>\n

Old regulations simply stated that anyone up to the age of 65 must have proper health insurance coverage. Beyond 65, though, is where the problems lie.<\/p>\n

However, India has a huge elderly population.<\/p>\n

Therefore, new guidelines have been introduced enabling a person to continue getting insurance coverage after they reach the retirement age of 65.<\/p>\n

The guidelines even allow elderly people the chance to move to a different insurer if the cover is better.<\/p>\n

Despite having socio-economic problems, India is one of the most socially aware nations in Asia.<\/p>\n

Another aspect of the new regulations, which were introduced recently, is that anyone up to the age of 99 can avail themselves of a number of hospital-related facilities, including room charges, doctor\u2019s fees, nursing fees, plus the cost of medicine and drugs.<\/p>\n

Ambulance transportation charges are also covered, although there is a limit on the distance that can be travelled.<\/p>\n

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