VHIS Hong Kong
AXA · F00017-01-001-04

AXA Smart Medicare

AXA Smart Medicare is a Flexi Plan certified under the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme, certification number F00017-01-001-04. It entitles the insured to a ward room and covers treatment worldwide.

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$5,187
45HK$8,173
60HK$14,298
75HK$29,016

Female non-smoker, the plan currency, before levy. Age is the only thing that changes down this table; it is the plan's own filed schedule, not a quotation.

What it pays

RoomWard
Geographical coverworldwide
Annual limitHK$116,000
Lifetime limitNone
Room and boardHK$800
Hospital chargesHK$14,000
Doctor's visitsHK$750
Specialist feesHK$4,300
Intensive careHK$3,500
Surgeon's feeHK$50,000
AnaesthetistAs stated in the schedule
Operating theatreAs stated in the schedule
Diagnostic imagingHK$20,000
Non-surgical cancer treatmentHK$80,000
Outpatient before and afterHK$3,000
Psychiatric treatmentHK$30,000

Also includes outpatient general, dental, kidney dialysis, a death benefit.

What the plan document states

Read from the certified Terms and Benefits. Each page link opens that page of the filed document. Fields the document does not state are left out.

Guaranteed renewal to age100 p.13
Pre-existing conditions unknown at application0% year 1, 25% year 2, 50% year 3, 100% from year 4 p.23
Waiting periodnone
Cancellation and refundfull refund if cancelled within 21-day cooling-off period; no refund after cooling-off period if benefits paid in policy year p.4
Switching from another planpossible to switch to another plan with upgrade or addition of benefits, subject to re-underwriting limited to such upgrade/additional benefits p.15
Room classnot restricted p.19
Geographical coverworldwide p.19
Psychiatric treatment areaHong Kong only p.23
Emergency treatment abroadcovered, subject to annual limits p.19
Full cover on core benefitsno p.44
Annual limitunlimited p.45
Lifetime limitnone p.19
Deductible optionsnone
Coinsurance30% for Prescribed Diagnostic Imaging Tests; 20% for Supplementary Major Medical p.44
Pre-admission outpatient1 visit per Confinement/Day Case Procedure, $580 per visit, up to $3,000 per Policy Year p.44
Post-discharge outpatient3 visits within 90 days after discharge/Day Case Procedure, $580 per visit, up to $3,000 per Policy Year p.44
General outpatientnone
Psychiatric treatmentHKD 30,000 per Policy Year p.44
Diagnostic imaging coinsurance30% p.44
Non-surgical cancer treatmentHKD 80,000 per Policy Year p.44
Kidney dialysisHKD 50,000 per Policy Year p.44
Day case procedurescovered as in-patient for various benefits, subject to specific limits per item p.19
Home nursingnone
Hospice carenone
Chinese medicinenone p.25
Physiotherapycovered during Confinement under Miscellaneous charges; covered as follow-up outpatient care under Pre- and post-Confinement/Day Case Procedure outpatient care p.20
Congenital conditionscovered from age 8 p.26
Pregnancy complicationsnone p.25
Emergency dentalcovered for Emergency Treatment and surgery during Confinement arising from an Accident p.25
Hospital cashnone
Companion bednone
Second medical opinionnot stated
Direct billing and pre-authorisationnot stated
No-claim discount15% of annual premium if no claim made in preceding 3 policy years p.37
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard listpurchase of durable medical equipment or appliances p.25

Premium record since 2021

At a constant age of 45, AXA has filed 3 schedule changes on this plan since 2021, an average of +2.3% a year, taking the premium from HK$7,039 to HK$8,173.

YearChange
2022no change
2023no change
2024+5.9%
2025+4.5%
2026+4.9%

A record of what has been filed, not a forecast of what you will pay.

Options under this certification

OptionRoomDeductibleAnnual limit
Regular with SMM (HKD)NoneNo annual limit (items (a)-(l) & Enhanced Benefits); SMM aggregate HKD 116,000 per Policy Year
Regular with SMM (HKD)NoneNo annual limit (items (a)-(l) & Enhanced Benefits); SMM aggregate HKD 116,000 per Policy Year

What a claim on this plan would look like

Private hospitals publish what they billed for common operations. These pages take those bills and work out what a plan pays of them.

Colonoscopy with or without polypectomyHK$21,098 to HK$54,834 depending on the hospital
ColposcopyHK$23,320 to HK$43,971 depending on the hospital
Trigger finger releaseHK$25,622 to HK$58,423 depending on the hospital
Cystoscopy with or without biopsyHK$23,116 to HK$62,569 depending on the hospital
CircumcisionHK$25,841 to HK$55,602 depending on the hospital
Gastroscopy with or without polypectomyHK$18,484 to HK$72,307 depending on the hospital

Every procedure with published bills

The certified plan document as filed, on the Health Bureau's VHIS site.

Price this plan for your age

Premiums are annual, in the plan currency, before the Insurance Authority levy, taken from the Standard Premium Schedules filed with the Health Bureau. Rate records come from every schedule archived on data.gov.hk since March 2021 and are a track record, not a forecast. Information only, not regulated advice.

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