“Costo de Incapacidades Prolongadas por Enfermedad y/o Accidente Común, en Afiliados con Pérdida Capacidad Laboral y Ocupacional (Pclo) no Pensionable en una Entidad Prestadora de Salud (Eps)”.

Abstract

Health economics is an area that allows financial studies to be carried out in different zones, with the objective of reducing costs, the fundamental mission is decision-making for the benefit of taxpayers to the health system. Absenteeism from work in Colombia is associated with diseases of common origin and/or common accidents as the main cause of prolonged incapacity. The Social Security Institute created an economic subsidy to cover temporary disability for workers in the national territory, guaranteeing a vital minimum for his/her and families. The payment of disability is financed in a tripartite manner: the employer, the worker, and the state.