A reimbursement claim is an official request for compensation or a refund for out-of-pocket medical expenses made by a policyholder to their health insurance policy provider.
In simple words, a Reimbursement Claim is a type of claim in which an insured must pay for medical costs and treatment out of their own pocket and later claim the bill from the insurance provider. For this kind of claim, the insured can visit any hospital for treatment, not necessarily the empanelled cashless hospital.
Let’s understand this with an example:
Shweta has a health insurance policy and resides in Delhi. She had to undergo a minor nerve surgery, for which she visited her family neurosurgeon. Unfortunately, the hospital she chose was not empanelled with the insurance company. 😣
After treatment, she paid the treatment cost herself and kept all the essential documents, invoices and receipts. She filled out a reimbursement claim for the insurance company and after verification, her expenses were returned to her. 🙂