ABC News: Man With Multiple Sclerosis Fights for Long-Term Disability Insurance
March 29, 2009 | Disability Claim Denials, Filing Disability ClaimsGood Morning America recently featured a story about an accountant from Florida, Chris Tucker, who had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis by eleven doctors but was having difficulty collecting his long-term disability insurance benefits from Standard Insurance Company because Standard’s doctor – who had never even met Mr. Tucker — did not believe there was sufficient evidence to support the MS diagnosis.
Chris Cuomo investigates the story, and the issues surrounding doctors on insurance company payrolls: GMA – Man with MS Fights for Long-Term Disability Insurance