Data shows a huge spike in cardiometabolic and cancer claims since the start of the pandemic
Discovery Employee Benefits says it has seen a huge spike in cardiometabolic and cancer claims since the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Annual Group Risk claims data released by Discovery Employee Benefits, which insures more than half-a-million individuals through its Group Risk benefits provided to about 3,000 employers countrywide, show that claims for cardiometabolic conditions have more than tripled since 2020, with a 200% increase in claims seen over the past year...
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