long term disability

Does anyone have any expertise in this area? I am as yet undiagnosed but have an appointment next week with the neuro. Everyone has kept saying to get life insurance and/or long term disability in place before an official diagnosis. Despite my efforts, I have been unable to find a policy that...

Hi, I have DX of "MMN or Atypical ALS." I was first DX with ALS in Oct 2006. Dec 2006 U of Michigan ALS clinic said possible MMN - not sure. I started IVIG in January 2007. Revisit April and continued on IVIG X2 a month. Finger is atrophied on dominate hand (R) but since treatment I can...

Hi all, I am posting this in hopes that it may help someone else that is at the beginning of their diagnosis. I will try to stay emotionally neutral as I write this. If you have a Long Term Disability Insurance policy with your employer, get out the summary of benefits and read it NOW. Get...

I have a few questions about disability. 1. Is disability for persons with ALS handled the same way as with any other disease: fisrt 1.5 years of Short Term, then Long Term ? 2. When moving to Long Term disability, is Cobra the only option ? 3. Do they extend Cobra to 3 years (instead of...

A year or so prior to my diagnosed - I had this insurance consultant friend calling me daily urging me to consider critical illness insurance - I just kept ignoring his calls...I'm only 37 and healthy as a horse - don't bother me with this garbage... In January '05 I received an application to...

Yup it happens Hi Cathy, I am on long term disability through great west life. They take my CPP or deduct it from my payment if they do not get it from me. That seems to be the rule, sorry. Chris