Disability insurance pregnancy short term : May 1, 2008 -- CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- For the seventh consecutive year, cancer is the leading reason for long term disability absence in 2007, reports Unum...

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : September 15, 2006 -- There is a greater connection between depression and disability leave than was previously known, according to research from Aetna. The health insurer...

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : March 14, 2005 -- Byline: Gary S. Mogel NEW YORK - For the fourth year in a row, cancer was the No. 1 cause of long-term-disability claims in 2004, according to...

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : April 1, 2006 -- Cancer and pregnancy complications lead disability claims Cancer continues to be the leading cause of long-term disability, constituting 12% of LTD...

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : January 1, 2001 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued in October 2000, a new 70-page enforcement guidance that analyzes fringe benefit...

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : November 28, 1994 -- Pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions are widely recognized to be the leading causes of short-term disabilities in the United States. Thus,...

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : November 14, 1994 -- Case-by-case communication between insured and benefits plan administrator or insurance company is absolutely essential to cost-effective management...

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : I have a pretty good medical insurance plan but no short term disability or other type insurance to cover time off. I am 4 months pregnant and when I leave my job for maternity leave, it will be unpaid ( I will need at least a month or so off) and I still have a ton of bills, mortgage, etc. plus I have to pay my deductible which is $1500 plus 20% after this, so I am looking at a few thousand dollars I will still have to pay. Does anyone know of any assistance I can still get? or even any shor

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : i have short term disability with my employer thats good for 52weeks & in a few months i wont be able to work due to maternal leave. i have cigna insurance for disability. & the website says injury or illness but would pregnancy be included in that?

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : I was really counting on this during my pregnancy and I just found out today that we only have health and life insurance. I was wondering if there were any other outside companies that provide it.

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : Would it be under FMLA or short/long term disability if you can?

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : I was in a car accident at 17 weeks into my pregnancy. I am a high-risk pregnancy to begin with because of 3 prior miscarriages and only 1 live birth. During the accident, something was done to my back --- nerve tests are positive for damage and irritation from the L5-S1 nerve root. I also have every symptom of a herniated disc, but the MRI was negative. The pain is excrutiating. I was placed on bedrest by my neurologist and the OB/GYN agreed that bedrest would be the only way to alleviat

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : Here's my dilemma. The doctors I have been attending are perinatals (specialize in fetal and maternal monitoring). As policy, they recommend twin pregnancies to enter bedrest at 24 weeks. Good, because this is a very hard pregnancy. I filed a claim through my short-term disability insurance policy. The problem is that I need to switch doctors because the care hasn't been all that great; extremely impersonal. I have already announced it at work formally, my son has been taken out of dayca

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : I am 24 weeks pregnant with my second child and because of some complications and the fact that my first child was born premature, I am now considered to be high risk. I work full-time right now, but I am not going to be able to work much longer because I am supposed to stay off my feet per the doctor's orders. I think I have heard of programs or insurance for situations like this somewhere, but from reading on the state's department of labor website, it does not seem like I qualify for unempl

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : I am 24 weeks pregnant with my second child and because of some complications and the fact that my first child was born premature, I am now considered to be high risk. I work full-time right now, but I am not going to be able to work much longer because I am supposed to stay off my feet per the doctor's orders. I think I have heard of programs or insurance for situations like this somewhere, but from reading on the state's department of labor website, it does not seem like I qualify for unem

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : I'm allowed 12 wks off of work for pregnancy. I planned on taking 11. I have short term disability insurance. My HR said to have the doctor sign my leave paper for my 11 wks & it will be paid by STD insur. Well my doc only signed for 6 wks. I went in today to explain my leave policy at work & why I wanted off that long. The ob/gyn nurse said he can only sign for 6 wks. What the heck? Now what do I do? I need the money while I'm off. Other people I know, their doctor signed for them t

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : I purchased aflac insurance because I was told they would pay for me to be off after I had my child. I purchased it about 6 months ago. Now, I am trying to get all my ducks in a row (I am 3 months pregnant) and the agent is telling me that aflac does not cover pregnancy nor did they ever. I will be off work for 12 weeks. 6 weeks is covered by my own short term disability. I purchased aflac to cover the remaining 6. Can anyone help me out with the specifics on aflac?

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : I've had many people tell me that since she was fired during pregnancy that she should still receive short term disability. I'm just wondering if anyone can help me. Now we don't have any insurance for her as I can't add them to my medical coverage until we get married which we may have to do. We live in Iowa. Any help would mean alot. Thank you.

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : I am now being told I had to have had the policy for 10 months. I have requested several times for explanation of my beneftis which I have not received yet in the mail. I keep getting different stories, either my case is preexisting ( because I picked up health/std insurance in Jan because my employer switced insurance companies and I was already pregnant) and now the have to have insurance 10 months now. I still don't have a denial letter from them yet. I applied March 4 for hypertension/seve

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : Job switched insurance company in Jan. due to rate increase. I was already pregnant and had disability with previous company. I sent in claim in March. Recvd letter in April asking for physician form to be completely filled out. Sent in completed form with maternity claim. After continuously calling to inquire, getting different stories, now they say they don't pay for preexisting conditions. They paid for my pregnancy health care though. Do you have to have the disabiliity insurance for a cer

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : I'm 22 and this is my first pregnancy and I am on my own. I am just making it with just me but now I have a child on the way and I have so many bills (car payment $448, rent $1060, insurance $287, electric bill $54, gas/heating bill $84, fuel per month to get to and from work which is a 50 min drive to and from $190, cable $86 and now Doc co-pay and whatever my insurance don't cover ect.) I am in a scramble and wrecking my brains trying to finger out what I'm going to do when I come off my mat

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : can you get short term disability from them until you are able to go back to work? I am asking for my 16 year old cousin so no ignorant answers please. Thanks.

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : My work is due to renew their insurance in March sometime. I am looking to get short term disability? in case of a future pregnancy. Say i get the insurance this month and i find out i am pregnant next month. Will i be covered so soon and will i still be able to get paid once i am off to have the baby. Serious answers only.

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : in case of a future pregnancy. Say i get the insurance this month and i find out i am pregnant next month. Will i be covered so soon and will i still be able to get paid once i am off to have the baby. Serious answers only.

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Disability insurance pregnancy short term : im in what you could call a temporary position even though I'm getting 43 hrs a week, still part-time as the company hasn't switched my status to full time and most likely wont change it while in this position. Im only filling in for someone who is absent due to pregnancy. I make a measly 10 bucks an hr and as I said the position is temporary and sooner or later I should be moving into a real position that has a salary compatible with someone with a masters degree which may or may not be wit

Disability insurance pregnancy short term : I am on Short term disability for a pregnancy complication. Someone told me that you pay for disability insurance with your utilities, but that they don't tell you that you are paying it. Is this true? What about cell phone companies? Just curious - if I have been paying for it within my bill then I want to use it! Thanks!