Fact Based List:
Top 10 High Cost Medical Claim Conditions
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/31/2018 - 13:58
- Malignant neoplasm (cancer) - 18.9% of stop loss claim reimbursements
- Leukemia, lymphoma, and/or multiple myeloma (cancers) - 7.9%
- Chronic/end-stage renal disease (kidneys) - 5.1%
- Congenital anomalies (conditions present at birth) - 3.9%
- Transplant - 3.5%
- Septicemia (infection) - 3.0%
- Complications of surgical and medical care - 2.6%
- Disorders relating to short gestation and low birthweight (premature birth) - 2.5%
- Liveborn - 2.3%
- Hemophilia/bleeding disorder - 2.3%
Source: 2018 Sun Life Stop-Loss Research Report: High-cost claims and injectable drug trends
Source URL: http://www.sunlife.com/us/News+and+insights/Insights/High-co...
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