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Top-Up & Super Top-Up Plans
Top-up and super top-up health plans: what a deductible is, per-claim and aggregate deductibles with worked claim calculations, how these plans sit above a base policy, premium, GST and tax points, the rules for senior citizens, and common misunderstandings.
- 01Understanding Deductible-Based Health PlansWhat a deductible is, how top-up and super top-up plans pay only above it, what counts towards crossing it, and how a gap arises when the deductible is higher than the base cover.
- 02Top-Up Plans — How They Work, When They PayHow a top-up health plan works: a deductible applied to each claim separately, payment only of the part of a single claim above it, the limit set by the plan's own sum insured, and why several smaller claims can go unpaid.
- 03Super Top-Up Plans — The Aggregate DeductibleHow a super top-up health plan works: a deductible applied to the total of a policy year's admissible claims, payment of whatever lies above it up to the sum insured, the yearly reset, and why it can cost more than a top-up.
- 04Combining a Base Policy with a Super Top-UpHow a base health policy and a super top-up work together: matching the deductible to the base cover, the principle of indemnity, who is claimed from first when a person holds several policies, and what changes when employer cover ends.
- 05Claim Scenarios — Single Claim vs Multiple Claims in a YearSide-by-side claim patterns under a top-up and a super top-up with the same deductible and sum insured: one large claim, several small claims and a mix, with the treatment of family floaters and the yearly reset.
- 06Premium Comparison — Base Plan Enhancement vs Standalone High SITwo ways of arranging a high level of health cover, one high-limit policy or a base policy with a top-up or super top-up above it, and what drives the difference in premium, claims handling, GST and income-tax treatment.
- 07Top-Ups for Senior Citizens — Rules & LimitationsHow the general health insurance rules apply when a senior citizen holds a top-up or super top-up: availability at all ages, renewal, the 36-month cap on waiting periods, the fresh waiting period on a newly bought plan, and the 10% limit on yearly premium increases.
- 08Common Mistakes in Deductible-Based Health PlansThe misunderstandings about top-up and super top-up plans that tend to surface at claim time, why each one is wrong, and where a policyholder can complain if a plan was described inaccurately when it was sold.