Health Check-Up Benefits

Health check up means the examination to verify normal state of health or discover any disease in its early stages. Medclaim insurance policies which offer coverage for health check ups are listed below. The coverage details can vary from insurer to insurer. Insurance customers can refer to the details of coverage for health check ups and make an informed choice.

Wikipedia explains the meaning of Preventive Health Check Up perfectly as “Preventive healthcare (alternately preventive medicine or prophylaxis) consists of measures taken for disease prevention, as opposed to disease treatment“. Health, disease, and disability are dynamic processes which begin before individuals realize they are affected. Disease prevention relies on anticipatory actions that can be categorized as primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Under section 80D, there is a defined limit of ₹5,000 per year for the insured, his/her immediate family and parents.