An Analysis of Health Claims by Disease

The conservation of the public :health is the subject of much discussion at the present time. The: economic loss due to illness has been calculated from various sources of information and the most efficient means of providing a remedy, whether in the form of prevention campaigns or systems of insurance, is widely debated. On the assumption that it would be interesting to learn what forms of illness are responsible for loss payments in the Health Insurance business the present analysis of The Travelers Insurance Company's paid claims was undertaken.