Older Workers in Physically Challenging Jobs Need Stronger Social Insurance Supports
Executive Summary The dominant narrative describing older U.S. workers tends to be heavily positive: On average, they are living longer, healthier lives; options for part-time and remote work are on the rise, especially since the pandemic; and physically challenging jobs are rare. While this picture accurately describes work life for many, the reality for other […]
The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Effect on Caregiving for Families with Children
The content of this fact sheet is drawn from the National Academy of Social Insurance Report of the COVID-19 Task Force Policy Translation Working Group, entitled “Social Insurance during the Pandemic: Successes, Shortcomings, and Policy Options for the Future.” The report is available at the Academy website: Nasi.org.
Nursing Facilities and the COVID-19 Pandemic
The content of this fact sheet is drawn from the National Academy of Social Insurance Report of the COVID-19 Task Force Policy Translation Working Group, entitled “Social Insurance during the Pandemic: Successes, Shortcomings, and Policy Options for the Future.” The report is available at the Academy website: Nasi.org.
Impact of COVID-19 on Medicare
The content of this fact sheet is drawn from the National Academy of Social Insurance Report of the COVID-19 Task Force Policy Translation Working Group, entitled “Social Insurance during the Pandemic: Successes, Shortcomings, and Policy Options for the Future.” The report is available at the Academy website: Nasi.org.
Workers’ Compensation: Benefits, Costs, and Coverage, 2020 Data
The 25th annual workers’ compensation report produced by the Academy provides the only comprehensive data on workers’ compensation benefits, coverage, and employer costs for the nation, the states, the District of Columbia, and federal programs. This is the first annual report to include data reflecting the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a five-year study period from […]
Costs and Benefits Declined Sharply in the First Year of the Pandemic, with Significant Variation across States
For Immediate Release | November 7, 2022 The National Academy of Social Insurance issued its 25th annual report on Workers’ Compensation Benefits, Costs, and Coverage – 2020 Data which contains updated data for 2016 – 2020. The report contains nineteen tables, seven figures, and five appendices covering national and state-level data relevant to workers’ compensation outcomes. These data range from benefits, costs, and coverage to U.S. […]
Black Lung Program: Rising Rates, Troubled Funding
This Workers’ Compensation Issue Spotlight explains how the federal Black Lung Program provides benefits to workers with a variety of debilitating lung conditions resulting from work in coal mines. The Program is currently deeply in debt, and the proportion of miners developing black lung disease has increased over the past 25 years. This explores the forces driving increases in rates of black […]
Considerable Cross-State Differences in Workers’ Compensation, as a Ten-Year Trend of Declining Benefits Nationally Continues
For Immediate Release | October 14, 2021 Workers’ Compensation Benefits, Costs, and Coverage – 2019 Data contains nineteen tables, seven figures, and five appendices covering national and state level data relevant to workers’ compensation outcomes. These data range from benefits, costs, and coverage to U.S. Department of Labor data on injuries and fatalities, and data on the overlaps between Social Security disability insurance […]
Workers’ Compensation: Benefits, Costs, and Coverage, 2019 Data
The 24th annual workers’ compensation report produced by the Academy provides the only comprehensive data on workers’ compensation benefits, coverage, and employer costs for the nation, the states, the District of Columbia, and federal programs. Trends in this five-year study period (2015-2019) largely continue those presented in the past few reports. Additionally, this year’s report implements […]
Understanding Opioids in the Context of Workers’ Compensation
After a decade of devastation, policymakers are finally making strides to quell the rising rate of opioid related overdose deaths (ORODs). In 2018, there was a four percent reduction in ORODs and an increase in life expectancy for the first time since 2014; yet for the sixth consecutive year, unintentional overdoses accounted for a larger […]