India, Oct. 23 -- The Indian health insurance market offers 16 insurance providers and multiple plans and variants by each of them. To navigate through the wide variety of options, you need to learn how to shortlist and compare health insurance plans based on your medical needs, family's health requirements and your budget.

A good health insurance plan should provide an adequate sum insured, cover the medical expenses you need and give access to a nationwide network of cashless hospitals. In this guide, we will discuss all the essential parameters for comparing health insurance plans and list the top-ranked plans for this year.

Follow the given steps to shortlist and compare health insurance plans online:

Check the sum insured and deci...