When it comes to seeking advice and learning from experiences, we always consider our elders whether they are our parents or grandparents. They have seen more of life and are in a position to render wise advice. However, to quote a wise saying, ‘To err is human,’ and it holds true even in the case of our elders. There are certain areas where our elders have erred and instead of blaming them for their mistakes, we should learn from them so that we don’t commit the same ones ourselves. One such mistake is avoiding a health insurance policy or buying one in older ages.
Some twenty or thirty years before, the health insurance sector was not that developed. The General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) was the sole health insurance company launched in 1986. It offered simple mediclaim policies and awareness of health insurance was low. Perhaps this is the reason why your elders didn’t have a health plan or had it very late in their lives. You should, however, do not fall prey to this mistake and buy a health plan now. If you need reasons, here they are:
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