A new Social Security hearing office has opened in St. Petersburg, Florida with the first hearings scheduled in July. Social Security calls these locations 'Offices of Disability Adjudication and Review' (abbreviated 'ODAR'). Hopefully, the new office will reduce the wait time and cut down travel for many Tampa Bay area claimants who previously had their hearings pending in the Tampa office.
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Copyright (c) 2010 by John V. Tucker and Tucker & Ludin, P.A. All rights reserved. For assistance with your Long Term Disability claim, ERISA Disability benefit claim, Social Security Disability claim, or Veterans Disability compensation or pension claim, call Disability Lawyer John Tucker at (866) 282-5260.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
MetLife announces that it is getting into the managed disability/health market....Probably not a good sign for employees.
On June 10, 2010, MetLife issued a press release announcing that it is marketing an "integrated" disability and health program to employers. This would be offered as employer group coverage, and of course, it will be covered by ERISA - the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (the Federal law that governs employee benefits).
From my experience with my clients who are receiving Long Term Disability benefits, the more that insurance companies manage disability involves more active claims handling to get people back to work and to avoid paying claims. If more active disability claim management becomes a trend in the insurance industry, we should all expect more denied claims.
You can find the text of MetLife's press release on BusinessWire.
Copyright (c) 2010 by John V. Tucker and Tucker & Ludin, P.A. All rights reserved. For assistance with your Long Term Disability claim, ERISA Disability benefit claim, Social Security Disability claim, or Veterans Disability compensation or pension claim, call Disability Lawyer John Tucker at (866) 282-5260.
From my experience with my clients who are receiving Long Term Disability benefits, the more that insurance companies manage disability involves more active claims handling to get people back to work and to avoid paying claims. If more active disability claim management becomes a trend in the insurance industry, we should all expect more denied claims.
You can find the text of MetLife's press release on BusinessWire.
Copyright (c) 2010 by John V. Tucker and Tucker & Ludin, P.A. All rights reserved. For assistance with your Long Term Disability claim, ERISA Disability benefit claim, Social Security Disability claim, or Veterans Disability compensation or pension claim, call Disability Lawyer John Tucker at (866) 282-5260.
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