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HONG KONG LIFE · F00039-02-000-02

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 F00039-02-000-02. It entitles the insured to a semi-private room and covers treatment worldwide.

Premium by age, current schedule

AgeAnnual premium
30HK$6,980
45HK$11,813
60HK$18,657
75HK$33,155

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$850,000
Lifetime limitNone
Room and boardHK$2,000
Hospital chargesHK$22,000
Doctor's visitsHK$2,000
Specialist feesHK$6,000
Intensive careHK$6,000
Surgeon's feeHK$80,000
AnaesthetistAs stated in the schedule
Operating theatreAs stated in the schedule
Diagnostic imagingHK$30,000
Non-surgical cancer treatmentHK$120,000
Outpatient before and afterHK$4,000
Psychiatric treatmentHK$850,000

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 p.29
Cancellation and refundFull refund within 21-day cooling-off period; no refund after cooling-off period if benefits paid in policy year p.5
Switching from another planPossible to switch to another plan, re-underwriting applies for upgrade or additional 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 limit850000 p.58
Lifetime limitnone p.58
Deductible optionsnone
Coinsurancenone
Pre-admission outpatient1 visit per Confinement/Day Case Procedure, up to HKD 4,000 per Policy Year p.58
Post-discharge outpatient3 visits per Confinement/Day Case Procedure within 90 days after discharge, up to HKD 4,000 per Policy Year p.58
General outpatientnone
Psychiatric treatment35000 p.58
Diagnostic imaging coinsurance30% p.58
Non-surgical cancer treatment120000 p.58
Kidney dialysisHKD 100,000 per Policy Year p.59
Day case procedurescovered as in-patient, HKD 800 cash benefit per surgery p.59
Home nursingHKD 920 per visit, max 15 visits per Policy Year within 30 days after discharge p.59
Hospice carenone p.37
Chinese medicineHKD 500 per visit, max 15 visits per Policy Year for Designated Cancer within 30 days after discharge p.59
PhysiotherapyCovered during Confinement under miscellaneous charges; covered under post-discharge outpatient care; HKD 20,000 per Policy Year for rehabilitation within 30 days after discharge p.59
Congenital conditionsCovered from age 8 p.33
Pregnancy complicationsCovered after 12 months from Policy Effective Date, subject to limits of basic benefit items and enhanced benefit items (c) and (f) p.47
Emergency dentalCovered for Emergency Treatment and surgery during Confinement arising from an Accident p.32
Hospital cashHKD 800 per day case surgery p.59
Companion bedHKD 500 per day, max 90 days per Policy Year p.59
Second medical opinionnot stated
Direct billing and pre-authorisationnot stated
No-claim discount10% for 2 consecutive claim-free years, 16% for 5 consecutive claim-free years p.56
Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard listDependence, overdose or influence of drugs, alcohol, narcotics or similar drugs or agents; purchase of durable medical equipment or appliances; traditional Chinese medicine and other alternative treatments 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$10,227 to HK$11,813.

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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