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Speaking Engagement With NAMI Pensacola, The National Alliance On Mental Illness

NAMI Pensacola Speaking Engagement I just want to give a big thanks to NAMI Pensacola, our local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, for allowing me to speak to your group last night. I spoke about the basics of Social Security Disability Benefits and how mental illnesses may qualify for SSDI and/or SSI benefits. …

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Good Morning America Host Discloses Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) Diagnosis

Television personality Robin Roberts has disclosed that she has Myelodysplastic Syndrome, which can qualify an individual to receive long-term disability benefits. Myelodysplastic syndromes, commonly referred to as MDS, are not easily categorized. They encompass numerous different diseases and are a group of blood and bone marrow disorders. In MDS, stem cells do not mature normally. As such, …

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The Hartford Now Owns Aetna’s Long-Term Disability Group Insurance Division

If you have a long-term disability insurance claim that has been managed by Aetna, and now letters are coming to you on letterhead from The Hartford, do not be alarmed. That’s because Hartford entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aetna’s U.S. group life and disability business in October 2017. This means that Hartford has …

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