RETAINWORKS Impact Evaluation

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Conditions studied: Disability

In brief

The Retaining Employment and Talent after Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) demonstration is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to improve employment outcomes for individuals who experience injuries or illnesses that put them at risk of exiting the labor force and relying on disability programs and other public supports in the long term. RETAIN projects include a combination of medical provider services, stay-at-work/return-to-work (SAW/RTW) coordination services, and other SAW/RTW services. This evaluation will focus on the Kansas Department of Commerce's implementation of "RETAINWORKS" statewide. The evaluation will document how the project is implemented, describe enrollees, estimate the project's impacts on enrollees' outcomes, and assess whether the benefits outweigh the costs.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05167981

Run by

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

People needed

4000

Starts

2021-10-22

Expected to finish

2026-02-28

Last updated by the study team

2022-01-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Has a work disability. Work disability is defined as an injury, illness, or medical condition that has the potential to inhibit or prevent continued employment or labor force participation. Work disability exists when an employee is not able to perform their usual work as a result of a health problem
• The work disability (i.e., illness, injury, or medical condition) must impact the participant's employment in one or more of the following ways:
• Participant's ability to attend work;
• Participant's ability to perform work duties;
• Participant's work performance/productivity
• The condition must be a new condition or an exacerbation of a chronic condition that falls into one or more of the following categories:
• Musculoskeletal injuries;
• Mental health disorders;
• Chronic diseases such as Diabetes, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), or Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) - this list is not all-inclusive;
• Other newly diagnosed illnesses or injuries that affect the individual's employment
• The condition may be acquired from or attributed to either on-the-job (occupational-related) or off-the-job (non-occupational-related) factors
• The participant must meet all the following criteria:
• Be between the ages of 18 and 65 years;
• Be currently employed or seeking employment;
• Either live or work in Kansas;
• Have a valid social security number;
• Be legally authorized to work in the United States

You may not qualify if…

• May NOT have application for SSDI or SSI benefits pending or already receiving such benefits at the onset of the injury or illness

Where it is running

• Kansas Department of Commerce — Topeka, Kansas, United States (enrolling)

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