Initially, Jane Fitts had been paid disability benefits because her bipolar condition prevented her from working. After 24 months of receiving disability payments they suddenly stopped. The reason given is that the insurance company considered the bipolar disorder a ‘mental illness’ and as such she is no longer entitled to disability benefits. Fitts sued. The [...]
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This is an article advising doctors on what they should look for when purchasing disability insurance. Disability Happens does not endorse the agent (or the company he represents), but thought you might find the information helpful if/when you consider disability insurance for yourself.
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Disability Insurance
It was 25 years ago when Muhammad B. Yunus, MD, published the first controlled study of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). It was this study that led the medical community to recognize FMS as a disease. John B. Winfield, MD, calls Dr. Yunus, “…the father of our modern view of fibromyalgia.” Once again, Dr. Yunus has published, [...]
As Sandra M. Klepach’s article in the News-Hearld reports, chronic fatigue (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FMS) sufferers have diseases with symptoms that are not objective, which makes it difficult to win Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. The Social Security Administration says that pain and fatigue illnesses “are medically determinable conditions.” In other words it is [...]
The department of Health & Human Services provides information about your civil rights regarding your medical files. Available topics include: Introduction General Overview Incidental Uses and Disclosures Minimum Necessary Personal Representatives Business Associates Uses and Disclosures for Treatment, Payment, and Health Care Operations Marketing Public Health Research Workers’ Compensation Laws Notice Government Access
Statistically when applying for SSDI benefits chances are you will be denied. A denial leaves you with three choices: Accept the denial and forget it. Appeal the denial. Make a fresh application. The first consideration is why you were denied. If it was for a technical reason, like you are still working and making too [...]
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Social Security Disability
Release of Michael Moore’s, Sicko is a week away and drug companies prepare to counter attack claims made in the film. They feel the American health care system has been unjustly characterized as ‘sick.’ One issue they have with the film is that Moore doesn’t pin down what works and what needs to be improved. [...]
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Denied, Disability Insurance, Fraud, Insurance, Insurance Claims, Medical Issues, Veterans, Workers Comp
“The Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy”, 2006, provides a critical review of recent literature for Myofascial Trigger Points and Myofascial Pain Syndrome. For anyone doing an in-depth study on the subject will benefit from this 48 page PDF article. It is directed towards medical professionals who want an overview of the most cited articles [...]
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Fibromyalgia (FMS)
In 1996 slightly less than half of all Social Security disability claims were approved. Of the claims that were approved approximately 28% of them were for mental disorders. Every year there is an increasing number of SSDI psychiatric claims. The problem is because few psychiatrists feel competent in making a determination to render a professional [...]
Psychological Science Journal’s article by Matthew D. Lieberman, UCLA associate professor of psychology and a founder of social cognitive neuroscience, reports that there is a benefit in putting feelings into words through speech or writing. Using brain imaging, Lieberman found that by subliminally flashing images of ‘angry’ faces activated an area of the brain called [...]
