Roughly 13% of COVID-19 claims with medical payments received treatments for long COVID symptoms in the workers’ compensation system, a new report shows.
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California released an updated COVID-19 report, Medical Characteristics of COVID-19 Claims and Long COVID in the California Workers’ Compensation System.
Highlights of the report include:
- COVID-19 claims for accident years 2020 and 2021 share a similar mix of mild, hospital and death claims.
- Over a 12-month post-acute care period, roughly 13% of COVID-19 claims with medical payments received treatments for long COVID symptoms in the workers’ comp system.
- The risks of long COVID were higher among female workers, workers over age 50 as well as those with comorbidities.
- Claims involving treatments for long COVID symptoms were four times more likely to receive permanent disability benefits compared to other COVID-19 claims without treatments for long COVID symptoms.
The full report is available in the Research section of the WCIRB website.
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