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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: jeannea on March 15, 2012, 08:58:10 AM

Title: Disability Insurance and my life
Post by: jeannea on March 15, 2012, 08:58:10 AM

So my long term disability insurance said I wasn't disabled and stopped paying me. I got a lawyer and sued. On Tuesday he told me we won. Today he tells me the settlement won't be much (and not what I need) because the insurance company says I will die soon anyway. Nice to know my life isn't worth much.

Title: Re: Disability Insurance and my life
Post by: rsudock on March 16, 2012, 11:50:56 AM

Are you getting Social Security Disability?  Sorry that they are being aholes! I have always said insurance companies are not going to be happy until we are all dead!!! Maybe the lawyer could consider not taking a cut of what you won?!?!

xo,
R

Title: Re: Disability Insurance and my life
Post by: Whamo on March 16, 2012, 01:03:32 PM

It sounds like the lawyer took a bad deal just to earn an easy fee.

Title: Re: Disability Insurance and my life
Post by: jeannea on March 16, 2012, 03:08:12 PM

He didn't take the deal yet. He's still trying. He just called to warn me why I was being lowballed.

Title: Re: Disability Insurance and my life
Post by: Chris on March 17, 2012, 01:57:01 AM

Not going to live long? What a lame a :sir ken; excuse not to pay. That sounds like an instructor I had about my vision. He wanted a guarantee that my vision wouldn't change is like how can he guarantee his wouldn't change.
 
Then there's the people who have lived long on dialysis or who have had a transplant. Dialysis isn't a death sentence, although sometimes t sure did/does.
 
Insurance more interested in profits for the CEO's to take nice vacations and get big bonuses instead of doing the right thing that they are there fore.

Title: Re: Disability Insurance and my life
Post by: Whamo on March 17, 2012, 05:03:19 AM

I'm glad your lawyer is still fighting for you.  Good for him.