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Article by Ed Comitz this month in the Arizona Dental Association’s Publication “Inscriptions” re Whether Your Disability Insurer Can Dictate the Terms of Your Care
Inscriptions, the monthly publication of the Arizona Dental Association, features an article in the October issue by disability insurance attorney Edward Comitz and Comitz | Beethe summer associate Michael Vincent. The article analyzes the question of whether the terms of … Continue reading
Comitz Beethe: Proud Sponsor Of Western Regional Dental Convention
Disability insurance lawyer Ed Comitz and Phoenix-based law firm Comitz | Beethe are proud to show our continuing support for the Arizona dental community as a sponsor of the Western Regional Dental Convention to be held March 3-5, 2011 in downtown Phoenix. … Continue reading
How To File A Disability Insurance Claim
Disability insurance lawyer Edward O. Comitz, head of the healthcare and disability insurance practice group at Comitz | Beethe, has recently posted an interesting and informative article, How To File A Disability Insurance Claim. Mr. Comitz discusses the sophisticated techniques … Continue reading
How A Dentist Can Avoid The Common Obstacles To Filing A Disability Insurance Claim
You have worked hard your whole career to develop your dental practice, but now you fear that you can no longer treat patients because of a physical or mental condition. You’re not alone – statistics show that from the … Continue reading
Unemployment Rate for Disabled Individuals Rose Along With Social Security Claims
A report in the San Francisco Chronicle states that the quarterly unemployment rate for people with disabilities has climbed along with claims made under Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). An Allsup Disability Study shows that for the third quarter of 2010, disabled … Continue reading
Facebook Photos Lead to Disability Benefits Termination
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (“CBC”) reports that Nathalie Blanchard, an IBM worker who had been on long-term disability leave due to depression, had her benefit payments terminated after she posted photos on social networking site Facebook that showed her on vacation, having a … Continue reading
Tucson, Arizona Legislative Candidates’ Forum on Disability Policy
Secretary of State candidate Chris Deschene and nineteen Southern Arizona state legislative district candidates participated in a forum on disability policy on October 15, 2010 at the Tucson Marriott University Park. Peri Jude Radecic, the Executive Director of the Arizona Center … Continue reading
Senate Finance Committee Hearing Held to Discuss Abuses in LTD Insurance Industry
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a full committee hearing on September 28, 2010, titled, “Do Private Long-Term Disability Policies Provide the Protection They Promise?” At the hearing, the Finance Committee and expert witnesses discussed what are at times the abusive practices … Continue reading
Healthcare Professionals Suffering from a Chronic Condition: Presenteeism
A recently-published article in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that presenteeism—showing up to work with a sickness, impairment or disability that restricts productivity—has reached pandemic proportions amongst medical professionals. The survey, which studied residents at numerous hospitals, found that 3 of 5 healthcare … Continue reading