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Air Ambulance Cover in Health Insurance

Air ambulance cover is a health insurance benefit that covers the cost of transporting a critically injured or ill patient to a medical facility by air. This benefit helps you avoid the high air ambulance cost in India and ensures you reach the right hospital on time.

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What is Air Ambulance Cover in Health Insurance?

With Care Health Insurance, the air ambulance cover helps you get quickly flown to a hospital that can give the proper treatment when it’s urgently needed. This ensures you are transported safely and receive appropriate medical care during the flight.

It covers the medically necessary cost of going from one emergency spot to the hospital via air transport during a life-threatening condition. At Care Health Insurance, the add-on benefit covers Reasonable and Customary Charges for transportation from the place of occurrence of a medical emergency of the insured person, to the nearest hospital, or transportation from one hospital to another to provide better medical support to the insured. This coverage is available up to the amount specified in your Policy Schedule.

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Benefits of Air Ambulance Services in Critical Emergencies

Including air ambulance services in your health insurance gives you financial and medical readiness for severe emergencies. It ensures you can be swiftly transferred to a higher-care hospital without worrying about the high cost of air ambulance in India.

  • Ensures rapid medical transport, especially when time-sensitive treatment is required.
  • Provides advanced onboard medical support during transit.
  • Helps reach hospitals faster, reducing delays caused by road traffic.
  • Offers a safer alternative when ground ambulances are not suitable for the patient’s condition.

Eligibility Conditions for Air Ambulance Benefit

To be eligible for coverage, certain conditions must be met before an Air Ambulance claim can be approved. Meeting these mandatory requirements helps avoid claim delays and ensures smooth processing.

Doctor’s Confirmation

Your doctor must give a written note confirming that your illness or injury is severe enough to require an air ambulance for safe and urgent transport. 

Link to Hospitalisation

This benefit can be used only if the insurance company already accepts your main hospitalisation claim for the same illness or injury.

How to Claim Air Ambulance Benefit?

The key conditions linked to using the Air Ambulance benefit under your health insurance policy are given in the table. It helps to understand when the service is available and how the claim process is handled.

Condition Meaning
Planned treatment A cashless air ambulance is available when your treatment is planned, and your doctor recommends air evacuation, provided the company approves it in advance. During an emergency or planned treatment, a cashless facility is available as per the policy schedule and the hospital’s availability.
Reimbursement in Life-Threatening Emergencies If a sudden, critical emergency forces you to arrange an air ambulance on your own, the company will reimburse the cost in accordance with the policy terms.
Hospitalisation Claim must be approved This benefit applies only when your hospitalisation claim for the same illness or injury is accepted.

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Claim Submission and Documents Needed

To get your air ambulance claim approved, you must share the required details and documents with the insurance company.

When to Submit

You must send all the necessary information and documents as soon as possible, and no later than 30 days from the date of the emergency.

Documents Required to File a Claim

Submitting the right documents helps your air ambulance claim get processed quickly. These proofs confirm medical necessity, travel details, and the air ambulance cost you incurred.

Document Type What You Need to Submit
Medical Necessity Proof A doctor’s prescription and medical report that clearly mentions your name, treatment details, and a statement confirming why an air ambulance was necessary.
Transportation Reports Medical reports and transport details issued by the air ambulance service provider.
Financial Proof Bills and receipts for the air ambulance expenses you paid.

Why Choose Care Health Insurance?

Care Health Insurance provides extensive emergency coverage, including Air Ambulance Cover, to help you manage high air ambulance costs in India with ease. 

  • Covers high air ambulance costs in India, making emergency air transfers more affordable.
  • Offers cashless treatment at a wide network of hospitals across India.
  • Provides quick claim support with 24×7 assistance for emergency approvals.
  • Delivers comprehensive emergency benefits for critical, high-risk medical situations.
  • Designed to reduce out-of-pocket expenses during life-threatening emergencies.

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FAQs

Q. Who provides the Air Ambulance Services?

Services must be offered by a Hospital or by an Ambulance service provider.

Q. When can I use air ambulance services under my policy?

You can use the benefit during a medical emergency when your doctor confirms that urgent air transport is medically necessary, or when you need a hospital-to-hospital transfer for advanced treatment.

Q. Does health insurance cover air ambulance costs in India?

Yes, many comprehensive health insurance plans, including Care Health Insurance, offer Air Ambulance Cover that helps reduce or entirely cover air ambulance charges in India, depending on your policy terms.

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