What is the importance of health insurance for women

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What is the importance of health insurance for women? Women play different roles and carry on their responsibility very wisely. They try making everyone around them happy, they are so busy taking care of the family that most of the time women ignore their health and take it for granted. Single women, housewives, married women, working women be it anyone, they should have adequate insurance cover. A health insurance policy is a must and is a need of the hour as it helps them to safeguard their health, save money against the expensive treatment and create a shield of protection for them. The last two decades remarked the first wave of financial liberalization that triggered societal changes and modernized conventional models that concern the women’s role and her contribution.


Women in the urban centers are becoming fiercely independent and they are the equal bread winners of the family. Women are liberated and free enough to take the financial decisions regarding the investments and the savings. So much has been said about the need and the importance of the insurance in the women’s life, still they tend to ignore the health insurance policy. Women as they need more medical intervention and care than men because they require productive care. Health insurance plans that are specially designed for the women cater to the specific needs. The health plans for women generally cover: They insure women against the specific illnesses like the breast cancer, urine cancer, fallopian tube cancer, cervical cancer a, vaginal cancer and the ovarian cancer. The maternity expenses.


•All the health insurance for women covers the hospitalization and the post hospitalization charges for the critical illnesses and the treatment. •Support of the livelihood benefit in case of the accidental death or permanent disability of an insured woman. The following are the points that women should keep in mind before buying a health insurance policy: Economic health plans are not adequate: When an individual buys a health insurance she may come across a variety of basic health insurance plans that offer her coverage for minor diseases. These health plans are comparatively cheaper but the coverage provided would be insufficient. To avoid financial crisis during the medical emergencies buy plan with adequate coverage.


Keep the inflation in mind: Incase if you are not having adequate insurance over, the medical bills can wipe away all the savings and worsen the financial situation more. The medical inflation is rising at a great speed, a health insurance policy can ensure financial safety to the women who are getting it. Buy it an early age: Women should prefer buying it at an early age when they are young, as the health is at peak and they are free form any of medical issues. Also they get to enjoy the concessions in the premiums to be paid to the insurance company also at the same premiums the health insurance policy offers the women a comprehensive cover.


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