How Today’s COVID Claims Will Likely Impact Workers’ Comp For Years To Come

The COVID-19 pandemic is nearing the one-year mark in the United States, and as we learn more about the virus’s assault on the respiratory system, a new threat with potentially devastating effects on workers’ compensation payers has emerged.

Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, an illness which can linger for months and is characterized by a myriad of difficult-to-diagnose symptoms, is now top of mind for claims organizations.

The CDC identified the condition and studied a cohort to determine what lingering effects the virus might have on sufferers who survived the ordeal and were discharged.

They found that 58% of patients reported new or worsening difficulty completing activities of daily living in a 60-day post-discharge phone survey.