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    Filing health insurance claim for coronavirus treatment? Here are 4 things you must know

    Your regular health insurance will generally cover treatment costs for coronavirus infection.

    Synopsis

    IRDAI has issued a notice to insurers to pay the hospitals faster to tackle the liquidity crisis. Due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases, health insurers are expected to authorise cashless claims within two hours following authorisation requests.

    The claims settlement process is one of the most important aspects of a health insurance policy. This is where the insurer settles the claim for which you have taken the health insurance policy. The claims settlement process has become all the more important in today’s world, i.e., a world battling the coronavirus.Although there isn’t much difference when it comes to filing for a normal claim and filing one for treatment of Covid-19, there are
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