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香港很多市民都有購買保險,其中一種較多人購買的,就是醫療保險。這一節「長者法網智多聲」,就為大家說一下醫療保險。
簡單來說,醫療保險的保單,是投保人和保險公司訂立的書面合約,投保人因為患病或意外而要付醫療費的話,醫療保險就可以分擔這些開支。不過,並非所有醫療服務和開支,醫療保險都會承包的,保單一般都會列明受保範圍和不保事項,亦設有賠償上限,每項受保的事,只會賠償至某一個限額,通常保單都有列明,所以投保人最重要是在購買保險之前,小心看清楚保單的細則。
保險合約是建基於信任,保險公司相信保單持有人,投單時會如實提供準確的資料,讓保險公司可以合理和全面地評估風險,這叫「至誠原則」。如果投保人沒有披露重要事實,影響了保險公司的評估,將來保險公司可以撤銷保單或拒絕賠償。值得留意的是,大部分涉及沒有披露事實的糾紛,都和投保人的病歷有關。而其他資料,例如投保人以往的索償紀錄、平均離港時間、吸煙和飲酒習慣、甚至是交通違規紀錄和職業,即使跟投保人當時所患的病症一點關係也沒有,但有可能影響保險公司釐訂保費和評估風險、而又沒有交代的話,保險公司也有權拒絕賠償。如果您不肯定哪些資料重要,就最好全部都交代清楚了。
買了保險之後,萬一索償被拒絕,可以怎樣做呢?首先,您要了解保險公司為甚麼拒絕賠償。看清楚所有文件,如果發現是醫療帳單出錯,就要請醫生更正,如果保險公司不肯賠償某些療程的開支,就要請醫生寫一封信,證明您接受的療程是必須的。您可以寫信給保險公司,反對它不肯賠償的決定,信內要寫清楚您的姓名、個人資料、為何被拒絕賠償、您認為為甚麼應該獲得賠償等。很多保險公司在拒絕賠償之後,都容許客人在特定時間之內提出反對,所以您要把握時間,保險公司的人找您,最好就立刻回覆了。如果解決不了,您亦可以考慮向獨立的保險索償投訴委員會投訴,甚至是訴諸仲裁或訴訟。如果有任何疑問,可以問問律師。
我們在長者社區法網文字版,列出了一些購買醫療保險要注意的事,大家可以慢慢看,另外,我們也有為大家說一下人壽保險,歡迎各位到長者社區法網了解。拜拜。
The Insurance Complaints Bureau
The Insurance Complaints Bureau (the Bureau) is a body to protect consumers and handle complaints about insurance claims arising from personal insurance contracts.
The Insurance Claims Complaints Panel is appointed by the Bureau with the objective of providing independent and impartial adjudication of claims complaints by policyholders or their beneficiaries against insurers. Currently, the Complaints Panel’s jurisdiction limit is HK$1,200,000 and its decisions are binding on all Bureau Members. However, if the complainants do not accept the decision of the Complaints Panel, they are free to seek legal redress, and their legal rights are not affected by the decision of the Complaints Panel.
How to Lodge a Complaint?
A complaint must be made in writing with full details of the complaint subject, the insurer’s name, the policy number, the claim amount, the completed Complaint Form, and copies of the following documents:
- The full set of policy documents, together with the application form;
- The claim form;
- The medical report and other relevant documents;
- The written notification from the Insurer with final decision on the claim dispute.
The Complaint Form can be downloaded here.
The correspondence address of the Insurance Complaints Bureau is: 29th Floor, Sunshine Plaza, 353 Lockhart Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.