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Article from The Sick Times: Now offline: Government resources about Long COVID as a disability (headline refers to the US government)

Legal Advice for Chronic Illness Disability Claims Institute for Neuro-Immune Medicine 6.89K subscribers 252 views 15 Oct 2024 #DisabilityBenefits #ChronicIllness #longCOVID Host Haylie Pomroy explores the challenges people with chronic conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), long...

December 6 press release from the NIH: Home Test to Treat program extends nationwide Program now offers testing, telehealth and treatment for COVID-19 and flu. https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/home-test-treat-program-extends-nationwide (some line breaks added, bolding mine)...

Observer investigation reveals UK Biobank opened its biomedical database to insurance firms despite pledge it would not do so Sensitive health information donated for medical research by half a million UK citizens has been shared with insurance companies despite a pledge that it would not be...

quote: We must go back more than five decades to understand how the venal back-scratching politics of one cabal of powerful men in the global medico-industrial complex led to what one British MP has called “one of the biggest medical scandals of the … century”...

[wasn't sure where to post this...] Washington Post: Denials of health-insurance claims are rising — and getting weirder Regular link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/17/health-insurance-denial-claims-reasons/ Gift link: https://wapo.st/3OzxkxA

https://www.propublica.org/article/cigna-pxdx-medical-health-insurance-rejection-claims Thread

So, I need a 2-day CPET. My doctor ordered one for me. Problem is, I can't find anyone to do it. I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. My insurance is Medicare. First I called both major health systems in my city, and they both said they can't do it. Then I called the Cleveland Clinic, and they...

Holistic or harmful? Examining socio-structural factors in the biopsychosocial model of chronic illness, ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ and disability Joanne Hunt Abstract A particular application of the biopsychosocial model is associated in peer-reviewed literature and patient testimony...

ABSTRACT: Chronic fatigue syndrome, understood as per (bio) psychosocial discourse, is a political construction, serving actors and structures associated with welfare reform, to the detriment of patients. Open access...

Ended up a bit rambling and ranty so moving my question to the top! Does anyone have any recommendations for life insurance cover with companies that understand that ME isn't a mental health disorder? ××××××××××× My wife and I are remortgaging to fund some work on the house. We both work part...

full article here https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/articles/29145/the-coming-battles-over-long-haul-covid-19-and-long-term-disability

"Unmanaged post-viral disease risks and rising pandemic exposure - Compliance, operational and expertise risks in practice management, social care, occupational health intermediation, insurance underwriting, claims management and reinsurance (draft)"...

Expert Forum on secondary COVID-19 impacts Virtual Expert Forum with internal and external experts addressed the diagnosis, management, and prognosis of the most common lasting symptoms of COVID-19 14:10 Long-haulers and chronic fatigue Trends in fatigue due to Secondary COVID Syndrome...

Open access, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953620305438

A friend alerted me to the following that has been posted on Dr Sarah Myhill’s facebook page see https://www.facebook.com/groups/108048875899603/

BMJ working with Swiss Re: https://www.swissre.com/institute/conferences/food-for-thought-bmj-2020.html#abouttheevent Fiona Godlee is a speaker. see also https://www.swissre.com/institute/search-page.html?searchterm=Peter+White+Emeritus+Professor+of+Psychological+Medicine+Barts I know this is...

2nd Annual EmPOWER M.E. Roundtable: Navigating Public and Private Disability Insurance with ME/CFS We're less than a week away from the 2nd Annual EmPOWER M.E. Roundtable: Navigating Public and Private Disability Insurance with ME/CFS. Since we could not be there in person, we will bring...

The role of low-grade inflammation for the progress of disease in patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome ME/CFS Anna Andreasson, Martin Jonsjö, Linda Holmström. Original title in Swedish (as stated in the ethical approval application): Betydelsen av låggradig...

August 8, 2019 full article here: https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/anger-over-unum-sponsorship-of-superhero-triathlon-event/ (see also thread https://www.s4me.info/threads/government-and-insurance-companies-establishing-the-bps-model.2319/ )