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How you can unwittingly help disability insurance companies deny your claim
You have probably seen surveillance footage of a fraudulent disability insurance claimant who claims to have a bad back, but is caught on camera lifting a heavy carton. What the cameras do not show is the legitimate disability claimant who is denied benefits by their insurance company.
Unless you know someone personally who has been denied [...]
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Bad Faith, Denied, Disability Insurance, Fraud, Insurance, Insurance Claims, Workers Comp 
1 Comment » How ERISA makes your long-term disability policy worthless
Chances are if you have a long-term disability (LTD) insurance policy it falls under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) guidelines. If that is the case then know now that if you ever become disabled and file a LTD claim there is a chance you will be denied your benefits after a year or [...]
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Bad Faith, Court Rulings, Denied, Disability Insurance, Fraud, Insurance Claims, Insurance Companies, Workers Comp Long-term disability insurance — fiction or fact?
Benjamin W. Glass’ book Robbery Without a Gun, is a thin book as books go. Even though modest in length the message speaks volumes—and one that you should seriously consider getting your hands on if you have a long-term disability (LTD) policy or have recently become disabled.
If you are someone who has never been denied [...]
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Court agrees bipolar disorder is physical and not just mental
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 courts [...]
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What are your rights regarding medical files?
The department of Health & Human Services provides information about your civil rights regarding your medical files. Available topics include:
Introduction
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Incidental Uses and Disclosures
Minimum Necessary
Personal Representatives
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Uses and Disclosures for Treatment, Payment, and Health Care Operations
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Drug companies declare war on “Sicko”
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.
The [...]
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Denied, Disability Insurance, Fraud, Insurance, Insurance Claims, Medical Issues, Veterans, Workers Comp SSDI process for psychiatric applicants
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 [...]
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Swedish man gets disability benefits for addiction to heavy metal music
Roger Tullgren, 42, loves his heavy metal music. Last year he attended nearly 300 concerts. He missed so much work that he was unemployable. When occupational psychologists counseled him they offered a solution—to classify his heavy metal music addiction as a disability, which gives him a wage supplement.
Since qualifying for disability he has been working [...]
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