VHIS Hong Kong
HONG KONG LIFE · F00039-01-000-02

Hong Kong Life Health Supreme Medical Plan

Hong Kong Life Health Supreme Medical Plan is a Flexi Plan certified under the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme, certification number F00039-01-000-02. It entitles the insured to a ward room and covers treatment worldwide.

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$3,812
45HK$6,391
60HK$10,060
75HK$18,063

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$550,000
Lifetime limitNone
Room and boardHK$750
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$550,000

Also includes outpatient general, maternity, chinese medicine, home nursing, a companion bed, hospital cash, rehabilitation, kidney dialysis, 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 age100 p.17
Pre-existing conditions unknown at application0% year 1, 25% year 2, 50% year 3, 100% from year 4 p.29
Waiting periodnone
Cancellation and refundFull refund within 21-day cooling-off period; after cooling-off, cancellation with 30 days notice if no benefit payment p.5
Switching from another planSwitching to another insurance plan with upgraded benefits is possible, subject to re-underwriting for the upgraded benefits p.19
Room classnot restricted p.24
If a higher room is usedEligible Excess Expenses reduced by a Room Class Adjustment factor (25% or 50%) if a higher room class is chosen voluntarily p.50
Geographical coverworldwide p.24
Psychiatric treatment areaHong Kong only p.29
Emergency treatment abroadcovered worldwide p.24
Full cover on core benefitsno p.58
Annual limit550000 p.58
Lifetime limitnone p.58
How the deductible appliesper Policy Year p.36
Coinsurance30% for Prescribed Diagnostic Imaging Tests p.58
Pre-admission outpatient1 visit per Confinement/Day Case Procedure, $580 per visit, up to $3,000 per Policy Year p.58
Post-discharge outpatient3 visits per Confinement/Day Case Procedure within 90 days after discharge, $580 per visit, up to $3,000 per Policy Year p.58
General outpatientnone
Psychiatric treatment30000 p.58
Diagnostic imaging coinsurance30% p.58
Non-surgical cancer treatment80000 p.58
Kidney dialysisCovered, $60,000 per Policy Year p.59
Day case proceduresCovered as in-patient for various benefits; also a $400 cash benefit per surgery p.59
Home nursing$620 per visit, max 15 visits per Policy Year within 30 days after discharge p.59
Hospice carenone p.37
Chinese medicineCovered for Designated Cancer: $300 per visit, max 10 visits per Policy Year within 30 days after discharge p.59
PhysiotherapyCovered during Confinement; covered for follow-up outpatient visits within 90 days after discharge; covered under rehabilitation benefit p.26
Congenital conditionsCovered from year 4 if unknown at application; excluded if manifested or diagnosed before age 8 p.32
Pregnancy complicationsCovered for listed complications after 12 months from Policy Effective Date, payable according to respective basic and enhanced benefit items p.47
Emergency dentalCovered for Emergency Treatment and surgery during Confinement arising from an Accident p.31
Hospital cash$400 per Day Case Procedure p.59
Companion bed$350 per day, max 90 days per Policy Year p.59
No-claim discount10% after 2 claim-free years, 16% after 5 claim-free years p.56
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard listHair Mineral Analysis (HMA); sex reassignment or sexual dysfunction; purchase of durable medical equipment or appliances; traditional Chinese medicine treatment (except for Designated Cancer) p.31

Premium record since 2021

At a constant age of 45, Hong Kong Life has filed 2 schedule changes on this plan since 2021, an average of +2.1% a year, taking the premium from HK$5,534 to HK$6,391.

YearChange
2022no change
2023no change
2024+10.0%
2025+5.0%
2026no change

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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