{"id":22932,"date":"2016-04-08T11:35:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T03:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=22932"},"modified":"2018-08-24T00:37:07","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T16:37:07","slug":"saving-lives-and-reducing-financial-burden-with-early-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/saving-lives-and-reducing-financial-burden-with-early-preparation","title":{"rendered":"Saving Lives and Reducing Financial Burden with Early Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-23272\" src=\"https:\/\/static.imoney.my\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/in-partnership-with-GE-Takaful-300x66.jpg\" alt=\"GE Takaful\" width=\"300\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/in-partnership-with-GE-Takaful-300x66.jpg 300w, \/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/in-partnership-with-GE-Takaful.jpg 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Having a\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">comprehensive health protection plan such as insurance or takaful can ensure that you&#8217;re financially covered in times of sickness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While most basic health policies are designed to cover the cost of medical treatment, there are many areas of health maintenance and treatment that may extend beyond a regular health protection plan.<\/p>\n<p>For example, many critical illness plans in the market only offer a full pay-out at the later stages of your diagnosis, so you might not receive the financial support that you need from early on.<\/p>\n<p>This is where health riders can come in to ease your financial burden by offering additional benefits, such as early payouts and early detection benefits, so that you receive the coverage you require right from the start!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having a comprehensive health protection plan like 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