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AIA · F00025-05-000-03

AIA Voluntary Health Insurance Prime Scheme

AIA Voluntary Health Insurance Prime Scheme is a Flexi Plan certified under the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme, certification number F00025-05-000-03. It entitles the insured to a semi-private room and covers treatment worldwide.

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$1,060
45HK$1,536
60HK$3,119
75HK$7,915

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

RoomSemi-private
Geographical coverworldwide
Annual limitHK$650,000
Lifetime limitHK$2,600,000
Room and boardPaid in full
Hospital chargesPaid in full
Doctor's visitsPaid in full
Specialist feesPaid in full
Intensive carePaid in full
Surgeon's feePaid in full
AnaesthetistPaid in full
Operating theatrePaid in full
Diagnostic imagingPaid in full
Non-surgical cancer treatmentHK$250,000
Outpatient before and afterPaid in full
Psychiatric treatmentHK$5,000

Also includes outpatient general, dental, chinese medicine, health check, home nursing, a companion bed, hospital cash, rehabilitation, hospice care, kidney dialysis, reconstructive surgery, a death benefit, no claim.

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 agelifetime p.12
Pre-existing conditions unknown at application0% for first 30 days of Policy Year 1, 100% from 31st day of Policy Year 1 p.21
Waiting periodnone p.21
Cancellation and refundFull refund within 21-day cooling-off period; pro-rata refund upon death of Insured Person or Company ceasing authorization p.4
Switching from another planSwitching to another plan is possible; re-underwriting for upgrades/additions, discretion for downgrades/reductions p.13
Room classSemi-Private Room in Hong Kong, Macau or Mainland China; Standard Private Room elsewhere p.42
If a higher room is usedBenefits reduced by an Adjustment Factor p.40
Geographical coverAsia (as defined in the document) p.43
Psychiatric treatment areaHong Kong only p.43
Emergency treatment abroadWorldwide p.43
Full cover on core benefitsyes p.43
Annual limitUSD650,000 p.43
Lifetime limitUSD2,600,000 p.43
Deductible optionsUSD2,000, 0 p.43
How the deductible appliesPer Policy Year, with a one-time right to reduce to zero at ages 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, or 81 p.22
Coinsurancenone p.43
Pre-admission outpatient1 visit per Confinement/Day Case Procedure, fully covered p.43
Post-discharge outpatient3 visits per Confinement/Day Case Procedure within 90 days, fully covered p.43
General outpatientnone
Psychiatric treatmentUSD5,000 per Policy Year p.43
Diagnostic imaging coinsurancenone p.43
Non-surgical cancer treatmentUSD250,000 per Policy Year p.43
Kidney dialysisFully covered p.43
Day case proceduresCovered as in-patient, fully covered p.16
Home nursingFully covered, maximum 196 days per Policy Year p.43
Hospice careUSD10,000 per Policy Year p.44
Chinese medicineUSD75 per visit, maximum 15 follow-up visits per Confinement/Day Case Procedure within 90 days p.44
PhysiotherapyFully covered during Confinement; for Stroke, USD125 per visit, maximum 30 visits per Policy Year and USD12,500 per Incident p.16
Congenital conditionsCovered from age 8 p.24
Pregnancy complicationsnone p.24
Emergency dentalFully covered within 3 months of the Accident p.44
Hospital cashUSD200 per procedure, maximum 1 procedure per Policy Year p.44
Companion bedFully covered p.44
Second medical opinionAvailable via Personal medical case management services p.36
Direct billing and pre-authorisationnone
No-claim discountNo claim medical check-up services available if no benefits paid in preceding Policy Year p.35
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard listDrug/alcohol dependence/overdose; Purchase of durable medical equipment; Traditional Chinese medicine/alternative treatments (unless covered). p.23

Premium record since 2021

At a constant age of 45, AIA has filed 5 schedule changes on this plan since 2021, an average of +8.0% a year, taking the premium from HK$1,000 to HK$1,536.

YearChange
2022no change
2023+9.0%
2024+10.0%
2025+17.0%
2026+9.5%

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

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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