The 76-year-old woman was forced to clear her Rs 3.87 lakh medical bill out of pocket despite having Rs 35 lakh in combined coverage. Her initial emergency admission mistakenly noted a history of chronic kidney disease, but an official hospital addendum and treating doctor's certificate corrected this prior to discharge. Nevertheless, the insurer denied both cashless authorization and a subsequent reimbursement claim, citing a lack of mandatory records. The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ruled in her favor, noting the insurer already had all necessary medical clarifications.
Key points
Insurers cannot legitimately reject claims by demanding redundant affidavits when hospita…: Insurers cannot legitimately reject claims by demanding redundant affidavits when hospitals have already provided official corrective addendums.
Medical records rectified during an active hospital admission carry evidentiary weight ag…: Medical records rectified during an active hospital admission carry evidentiary weight against unsubstantiated pre-existing condition allegations.
Failure by insurance companies to submit formal legal replies within statutory time limit…: Failure by insurance companies to submit formal legal replies within statutory time limits restricts their defense exclusively to points of law.
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You have health insurance policies, but when you are hospitalised a wrong ailment is erroneously recorded in your charts, which the hospital later rectifies. But the insurance company rejects your claim for non-submission of mandatory documents, even though medical records had clarified the erroneous reference during the hospital admission. What do you do?
In one such case, a 76-year-old woman had to pay Rs 3.87 lakh for her hospital treatment despite holding health insurance policies with a combined sum insured of Rs 35 lakh.
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-VIII (Central), Delhi, held Nthe insurance company guilty of deficiency in service over its handling of the claim.
In its order dated September 24, 2026, the commission found that the insurer continued to seek medical clarification despite records showing that the erroneous entry had been corrected during the same hospital admission.
What the case is about
A woman held two health insurance policies - the first provided a sum insured of Rs 10 lakh against a premium of Rs 96,673. The second carried a sum insured of Rs 25 lakh and…
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