FWD vCore Medical Plan is a Standard Plan certified under the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme, certification number S00036-01-000-03. It entitles the insured to a standard ward (standard plan) room and covers treatment worldwide.
| Age | Annual premium |
|---|---|
| 30 | HK$3,324 |
| 45 | HK$5,136 |
| 60 | HK$8,463 |
| 75 | HK$15,362 |
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.
| Room | Standard ward (Standard Plan) |
|---|---|
| Geographical cover | worldwide |
| Annual limit | HK$420,000 |
| Lifetime limit | None |
| Room and board | HK$750 |
| Hospital charges | HK$14,000 |
| Doctor's visits | HK$750 |
| Specialist fees | HK$4,300 |
| Intensive care | HK$3,500 |
| Surgeon's fee | HK$50,000 |
| Anaesthetist | As stated in the schedule |
| Operating theatre | As stated in the schedule |
| Diagnostic imaging | HK$20,000 |
| Non-surgical cancer treatment | HK$80,000 |
| Outpatient before and after | As stated in the schedule |
| Psychiatric treatment | HK$30,000 |
Also includes rehabilitation, hospice care, a death benefit.
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 age | 100 p.16 |
|---|---|
| Pre-existing conditions unknown at application | 0% year 1, 25% year 2, 50% year 3, 100% from year 4 p.25 |
| Waiting period | none |
| Cancellation and refund | full refund within 21-day cooling-off period if no benefits paid; after cooling-off, cancellation with 30 days notice if no benefits paid (refund not specified) p.6 |
| Switching from another plan | possible to switch to another plan, re-underwriting limited to upgraded/additional benefits p.18 |
| Room class | not restricted p.21 |
| If a higher room is used | not applicable as room class is not restricted p.21 |
| Geographical cover | worldwide (except psychiatric treatment) p.21 |
| Psychiatric treatment area | Hong Kong only p.24 |
| Emergency treatment abroad | covered worldwide p.21 |
| Full cover on core benefits | no p.44 |
| Annual limit | 420000 p.44 |
| Lifetime limit | none p.44 |
| Deductible options | none |
| How the deductible applies | not applicable |
| Coinsurance | none (except for Prescribed Diagnostic Imaging Tests) p.26 |
| Pre-admission outpatient | 1 visit prior to confinement/day case procedure, $580 per visit, up to $3,000 per Policy Year p.44 |
| Post-discharge outpatient | 3 visits within 90 days after discharge/day case procedure, $580 per visit, up to $3,000 per Policy Year p.44 |
| General outpatient | none |
| Psychiatric treatment | 30000 p.44 |
| Diagnostic imaging coinsurance | 30% p.44 |
| Non-surgical cancer treatment | 80000 p.44 |
| Kidney dialysis | not stated |
| Day case procedures | covered as in-patient for relevant benefits, subject to individual benefit limits and annual limit p.21 |
| Home nursing | none |
| Hospice care | none |
| Chinese medicine | none p.28 |
| Physiotherapy | covered during confinement and for 3 follow-up outpatient visits within 90 days after discharge/day case procedure p.22 |
| Congenital conditions | covered if manifested or diagnosed after age 8 p.28 |
| Pregnancy complications | none p.28 |
| Emergency dental | covered for emergency treatment and surgery during confinement arising from an accident p.27 |
| Hospital cash | none |
| Companion bed | none |
| Second medical opinion | not stated |
| Direct billing and pre-authorisation | available through Designated Healthcare Services Providers network p.41 |
| No-claim discount | 10% for 2-4 consecutive claim-free years, 15% for 5+ consecutive claim-free years p.39 |
| Exclusions beyond the VHIS standard list | Venereal and sexually transmitted disease or its sequelae; Hair Mineral Analysis (HMA); Traditional Chinese medicine treatment (herbal, bone-setting, acupuncture, acupressure, tui na); Other alternative treatments (hypnotism, qigong, massage therapy, aromatherapy, naturopathy, hydropathy, homeotherapy) p.27 |
At a constant age of 45, FWD has filed 3 schedule changes on this plan since 2021, an average of +1.3% a year, taking the premium from HK$4,672 to HK$5,136.
| Year | Change |
|---|---|
| 2022 | no change |
| 2023 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | no change |
| 2025 | +2.6% |
| 2026 | +4.0% |
A record of what has been filed, not a forecast of what you will pay.
Private hospitals publish what they billed for common operations. These pages take those bills and work out what a plan pays of them.
Every procedure with published bills
The certified plan document as filed, on the Health Bureau's VHIS site.