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Family health insurance plans are health plans that cover the entire family. It provides cover to every member of the family on a single premium. This means that you don’t have to pay a separate premium for each member regardless of their age. In India, there are family health insurance plans that cover spouses, children, parents, and even parents in law under a single policy.

To help you understand better, I have listed down a few benefits of family health insurance plans that you must know of.

1. It is a hassle-free procedure

It can get really hard and confusing to pay for different policies, as every policy might have a different schedule and pay cycle. For some, you might have to pay monthly instalments while for some it might be yearly. But with a family health insurance plan, this gap can be bridged and make the payment cycle more simplified, making the process easy and stress-free.

2. It makes it easy to secure new members of your family

If you just had a child, you can add the new member of the family to the existing family plan. So with family health insurance plans you also have the option of adding parents-in-law, so your parents and your spouse’s parents are all secured under one policy.

3. It also allows you to opt for a comprehensive cover

The best part about family health insurance plans is that it comes with different coverage benefits, and you can compare and then finalise a plan which has better coverage features. When you do this, your family then gets to enjoy complete coverage and that will ensure complete peace of mind knowing that every medical expense will be covered in the plan.

I hope my answer has helped you.

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