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Impact of COVID-19 on work loss in the United States- A retrospective database analysis

Objectives This study investigates the utilization of work absence benefits among United States (US) employees diagnosed with COVID-19, examining frequency, duration, cost, and types of work loss benefits used.Methods This retrospective analysis of the Workpartners Research Reference Database (RRDb) included employees eligible for short- and long-term disability (STD and LTD employer-sponsored benefits, respectively), and other paid work absence benefits from 2018 to 2022. Workpartners RRDb includes over 3.5 million employees from over 500 self-insured employers across the US. Employees were identified by codes from adjudicated medical and disability claims for COVID-19 (2020–2022) and influenza, as well as prescription claims for COVID-19 treatments. Associated payments were quantified for each absence reason.Results Approximately 1 million employees were eligible for employer-sponsored paid leave …

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