This article, originally published as an NCCI Research Brief in October of 2022, takes a first look at long COVID experience in workers compensation (WC).

This study takes a first look at long COVID (i.e., PASC) experience in workers compensation (WC).

NCCI’s initial analysis of long COVID shows these claims are impacting the workers’ compensation industry, but the ultimate consequence or outcome in disability and costs remains uncertain.

Nearly a quarter of workers’ compensation claimants who were treated for COVID-19 experienced persistent symptoms or a relapse months later, according to a new study by the National Council on…

The study covers COVID-19 WC claims with accident dates between the first quarter of 2020 and June 2021 and medical services provided through March 2022. It includes 7,651 COVID-19 claims…

Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the release of a new Insights report from NCCI that examines “Long COVID” as a followup to the first section of the report released in…

Almost half the hospitalized COVID-19 patients showed at least one symptom related to long COVID after 30 days from the initial hospital discharge date.