QUOTE(lilsunflower @ Dec 13 2016, 04:09 PM)
Thanks for quick reply.
Yepp. I understand the reasons for me getting personal medical card and comprehensive insurance coverage for myself, but for kids.. my thinking is like this:
1. My husband and I are likely to be employed for next 20-30 years, both in industries that have comprehensive health insurance for dependents. So while the kids are dependents, they're unlikely to claim anything against our personal insurance.
2. Even if we both are laid off or resign, unlikely to be at the same time. And upon retirement, kids will be 20-30 years old.
3. Under the above circumstances, why pay for kids' insurance now? And 200-300 per month, isn't that expensive? How does standalone medical card for kids work?
4. Does it make more sense NOT to buy insurance while the are kids... And just buy when they are 18+? By then, medical coats will have changed too, and they will be under new insurance plans, rather than stuck with old ancient plans that we have to pay for 18 years (and hopefully never claim from)?
Sorry if my questions are stupid. I just don't understand the rationale for kids insurance, but many people seem to think I makes sense.
Dependents coverage covered by employers are usually with a limit. You need to assess that limit and then think what kind of medical treatment such limit would cover your children. As we know staying in a private hospital in Malaysia nowadays is not cheap, if include some kind of surgery, it will be easily over RM10,000 per admission with surgery. Growing up kids may have much much lesser chance of diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, heart attack or cancer, unless there is family history linked to it; congenital conditions such as hole in a heart is naturally excluded under the contract. However, they may be more prone towards accidental injuries, dengue fever, malaria, etc which requires medical attention too. A medical card helps to give parents peace of mind in terms of financial strains should their children fall sick. Unless you are OK if the children go for government hospitals for such treatments. Otherwise, get them one decent plan to protect them during their growing up years. Later on, when they come out to work themselves, they buy their own insurance protection.
This post has been edited by zest168: Dec 13 2016, 04:25 PM