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Winning over Cancer with Apollo Proton Cancer Centre
A breakthrough in Cancer Care! The global growing cancer burden tells an ominous tale. To counter this growing threat, Apollo Proton Cancer Centre provides a complete and comprehensive solution. As cancer care has become one of the fastest-growing healthcare imperatives across the world, we believe it is critical to redefine our purpose, to reboot our commitment on the single-minded focus – to battle cancer, to conquer cancer! APCC stands as a ray of hope for billions, infusing them with the courage to stand and stare cancer down.

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Your easy guide to avail cashless Hospitalization
Do All Health Insurance Policies Offer Cashless Hospitalization Facilities?
Today, most Health Insurance policies do offer cashless hospitalization facilities and route your policy through a Third party Administrator (TPA). However, you should be familiar with the terms- Network Hospital and Non-network Hospital.

Network Hospitals are those hospitals that your TPA has an agreement with. In case of hospitalization, if you get admitted to a Network Hospital you will be eligible for cashless hospitalization, subject to the other terms and conditions mentioned in your policy being fulfilled. In case you are admitted to a Non-network Hospital, you will have to settle the bills directly to the hospital and then seek reimbursement through your TPA.

Does Cashless Hospitalization Mean I Can Just Walk Into A Hospital And Get Admitted For Treatment Free Of Cost?
First, you need to be clear that there is no free treatment. It is just that, in the case of a cashless hospitalization, the insurance company will bear the cost of treatment either fully or partially on your behalf.

Cashless hospitalization is a facility provided by most health insurance policies and enables an insured customer to obtain admission and undergo the required treatment without a direct payment. The assigned TPA will mediate between the healthcare service provider (Hospital) and the Insurance company and settle the bills on behalf of the insured customer.

However it is important to understand the role of a Hospital in cashless hospitalization. The Hospital is only a facilitator and has no authority to approve or disapprove any request for cashless hospitalization. Certain protocols laid down by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) with respect to cashless hospitalization will need to be adhered to strictly.