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Does Temporary Disability Insurance Reduce Older Workers’ Reliance on Social Security Disability Insurance?

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  • Siyan Liu
  • Laura D. Quinby
  • James Giles

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Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) provides workers with wage replacement while they recover from a serious medical condition. Proponents of a national paid leave program argue that these benefits allow workers to adjust to health shocks and return to the workforce, reducing reliance on Social Security Disability Insurance (DI). Yet, TDI could also encourage DI application by providing income during the lengthy qualification period. This study uses the 1992-2020 Health and Retirement Study to evaluate how access to TDI benefits affects the likelihood that older workers end up on DI after a work-limiting health shock. Specifically, it compares the experience of workers in states with mandated TDI benefits to those living in states without such policies.

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  • Siyan Liu & Laura D. Quinby & James Giles, 2023. "Does Temporary Disability Insurance Reduce Older Workers’ Reliance on Social Security Disability Insurance?," Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College wp2023-13, Center for Retirement Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:crr:crrwps:wp2023-13
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