Attempting to collect... Social Security Fraud!

Will Parker

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Imagine truly being disabled within the meaning of the law. You attempt to collect payments from social security and, as happens over 90% of the time, on your first attempt you are denied. Now imagine a company wrongfully files disability claims simply to earn a profit with no intentions of issuing the money to the disabled. This is exactly what was found to have happened after allegations were filed against the Unum, an insurance carrier, claiming it required claimants to file first for Social Security disability insurance benefits even when they didn't qualify. If they didn't apply to Social Security, Unum would then be entitled to cut their benefits.

After the news broke, the legal system became involved. A trial is now under way in federal court on allegations that Unum Group devised a scheme to illegally deny or terminate long-term disability claims. The suit was filed in 2003 under the Federal False Claims Act.

The Complaint alleges Unum provided financial incentives to in-house physicians who would rubber-stamp decisions, and authorized senior in-house doctors to change the written reports to justify a claim denial or termination.

Being an attorney in a firm practicing Social Security, I have seen many disabled individuals and I truly sympathize with their plight. If true, the allegations against Unum make me sick to stomach and you should feel the same way.