The report showed the amount of million-dollar-plus claims increased by 25 percent since last year.
Here are the top 10 costliest medical conditions for 2016 ranked by value of stop-loss claims reimbursements:
- Malignant neoplasm (cancer) —$429.5 million
- Leukemia/lymphoma/multiple myeloma — $188.6 million
- Chronic/end-stage renal disease — $156.6 million
- Congenital Anomalies — $96.3 million
- Disorders relating to short gestation and low birth weight — $75.2 million
- Transplant — $62.2 million
- Congestive heart failure — $57.8 million
- Cerebrovascular disease (brain blood vessels) — $57.4 million
- Pulmonary collapse/respiratory failure — $55.0 million
- Septicemia (infection) — $54.7 million
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