Study: Reduced Access to Care, Layoffs May Alter Claim Duration and Frequency

Reduced access to medical care and workers anticipating layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic could increase the duration of workers’ compensation claims and have a significant impact on frequency, according to a study by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. In addition, workers’ compensation coverage of COVID-19 claims remains “an open question whose resolution is likely to differ across states,” according to Leonard F. Herk, author of the study, “Economic Impacts of Coronavirus on Workers Compensation.” The study examines the first qua...