As a large insurer with a public purpose, NYSIF is uniquely positioned to leverage its data to inform the broader conversation on Long Covid. Earlier this year we published a report analyzing our own Long Covid claims data and found that almost one-third of all claimants, 31% or 977, suffered or are suffering from Long Covid. We continue to explore the impact of Long Covid - on families, the workplace, health care providers and employers.
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| Recently, NYSIF hosted a panel of public health and policy professionals to discuss Long Covid's impact on the workforce. View the panelist bios. (October 2023) | NYSIF recently hosted a webinar featuring the medical directors from NYSIF, OMH, DOH and WCB to discuss the appropriate use of ICD codes for Long Covid symptoms and treatment. View the panelist bios. (November 2023) |
NYSIF Video: Long Covid's Impact on the Workforce
Recently, NYSIF hosted a panel of public health and policy professionals to discuss Long Covid's impact on the workforce. Our panelists included experts from the NYS Department of Health, Harvard, Mount Sinai, Cornell and the Urban Institute, along with a business owner currently experiencing the effects of living with Long Covid.
The goal of this conversation was to provide a more in-depth look at how Long Covid affects people's daily lives – especially their work life – and ultimately how we can help employers understand how to support their workers with Long Covid.
We invite you to view the video above and hear directly from our panelists how Long Covid's lasting impact is affecting the nation's workforce.
NYSIF Video: Coding Counts - Long Covid ICD Coding
NYSIF recently hosted a webinar for health providers who deliver services to workers’ compensation claimants and discussed appropriate use of ICD code U09.9 for Long Covid symptoms and treatment. The webinar featured the medical directors from NYSIF, the NYS Office of Mental Health, the NYS Department of Health and the NYS Workers' Compensation Board.
We invite you to view the video above and learn from our experts how proper use of the ICD Long Covid code is a critical element in providing workers' compensation claimants with the best outcome possible.
NYSIF Report: Shining a Light on Long Covid
In January 2023, NYSIF released a report analyzing its Covid-19 workers' compensation claims to shine a light on Long Covid, a multifaceted syndrome causing new, returning, or ongoing symptoms in people after their initial infection. The report found that almost one-third of all claimants, 31% or 977, suffered or are suffering from Long Covid. In addition, approximately 18% of claimants with Long Covid—about 5% of Covid-19 claimants—have been unable to return to work for more than one year.
CDC Citation
On June 15, 2023, NYSIF's Long Covid study was cited in a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) presentation about evaluating and supporting patients with Long COVID in returning to work.
View the CDC presentation. Read the CDC presentation transcript.
Media Coverage