News Brief: Heart Disease Is Now Second Costliest Ailment for U.S. Employers

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A new report by independent stop-loss provider Sun Life revealed that cardiovascular disease rose to second place on the list of highest stop-loss claim reimbursements during 2020-23. This rise is significant, as the condition surpassed blood cancers for the first time in 12 years since the report began.

Sun Life’s annual report analyzed 60,000 stop-loss claims from a member database of 6 million people. Nearly three-quarters(72%) of all stop-loss claims came from the top 10 conditions, and 37% of claim reimbursements came from the top three conditions.

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