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Your Long-term Disability Benefits Are Less Than You Thought

Posted by Editor On June 23, 2020 In News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
Often, my clients get confused when I explain their Employer-sponsored disability plans to them. Most of them have never fully read these plans and are unaware of the term Other Income. Other Income refers to any other income (or benefits) [...] Read More
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How Independent Is an IME?

Posted by Editor On June 22, 2020 In Disability Law Ledger, News, Newsletter, Uncategorized
When an insurance carrier compels you to be examined by their doctor, that often is referred to as an Independent Medical Evaluation (IME). But, really it’s not. Generally, insurance carriers hire these doctors to conduct exams. And, there is not [...] Read More
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No, Insurance Carriers Are Not Your Friends

Posted by Editor On June 18, 2020 In Disability Law Ledger, News, Newsletter
Often, when clients begin to apply for disability benefits they mistakenly believe the insurance representatives who answer the phones are really there to help them. Mostly, that is not the truth. The insurance company mantra, too often is, Deny, Deny, [...] Read More
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DoD, VA Establish Two Multi-Institutional Consortia to Research PTSD and TBI

Posted by Editor On August 12, 2013 In News
SOURCE: www.va.gov In response to President Obama’s Executive Order, the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) highlighted today the establishment of two joint research consortia, at a combined investment of $107 million to research the diagnosis and treatment [...] Read More
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VA Partners with American Bar Association and Legal Services Corporation to Launch a Pilot Program to Help Veterans Receive Decisions Faster and Reduce Claims Backlog

Posted by Editor On August 12, 2013 In News
SOURCE: www.va.gov The Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Bar Association (ABA) and the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) announced today a new partnership and pilot program aimed at reducing the claims backlog and making it easier for unrepresented Veterans to [...] Read More
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VA Reaches Out to Veterans about the Health Care Law

Posted by Editor On August 8, 2013 In News
SOURCE: www.va.gov The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched an awareness campaign and a new website,www.va.gov/aca, to let Veterans know what the Affordable Care Act means for them and their families.  Veterans receiving health care from the Department of Veterans [...] Read More
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A.G. Schneiderman Announces Guilty Plea Of Westchester Doctor For Selling Oxycodone Prescriptions

Posted by Editor On August 7, 2013 In News
Dr. Arnold Roth Faces 1 to 3 Years Behind Bars After Admitting He Sold $480K Worth of Rx Narcotics With Fraudulent Prescriptions Schneiderman: My Office Will Seek Prison For Doctors Who Traffic In Prescription Drugs-* Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman [...] Read More
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NTEU Leader Calls on House Members to Oppose Misguided Bills Targeting Federal Workforce

Posted by Editor On August 7, 2013 In News
The leader of the nation’s largest independent union of federal employees today called on members of the House of Representatives to reject this week a handful of damaging bills misdirected at the federal workforce for political purposes. In a letter [...] Read More
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Statement by Acting Director Elaine Kaplan on the Supreme Court Decision in United States v. Windsor

Posted by Editor On July 10, 2013 In News
SOURCE: www.opm.gov “Today’s historic decision by the Supreme Court that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional is a much welcome development in the continuing quest to ensure equal treatment under the law to all Americans.  For the federal government [...] Read More
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Health centers to help uninsured Americans gain affordable health coverage

Posted by Editor On July 10, 2013 In News
SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Obama administration awards $150 million to provide enrollment assistance Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced $150 million in grant awards to 1,159 health centers across the nation to enroll uninsured Americans in new health [...] Read More
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