Thursday, July 27, 2006
MetLife Analysis Reveals Five Most Costly Medical Conditions Drive 60 Percent of Lost Workdays Due to Short Term Disabilities
Approximately half of all short term disability insurance claims MetLife receives each year is a result of the five most expensive diseases and illnesses in the United States in terms of medical expenditures.(1) These five ailments - heart conditions, trauma, cancer, mental disorders and pulmonary conditions - account for an average of 60% of all lost workdays due to a short term disability (STD), according to a MetLife analysis of over 1.5 million STD income insurance claims.
MetLife Analysis Reveals Five Most Costly Medical Conditions Drive 60 Percent of Lost Workdays Due to Short Term Disabilities
Source: Yahoo! Finance
MetLife Analysis Reveals Five Most Costly Medical Conditions Drive 60 Percent of Lost Workdays Due to Short Term Disabilities
Source: Yahoo! Finance