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Avoiding financial destitution with long Covid
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: 1 hour ago | Replies (21)Comment receiving replies
Does your company have short term disability leave? I had to go on it, as I was unable to work at all. Unfortunately I’ve never gotten better and had to go the road of moving to long term disability, then applying for Social Security disability, which I was finally approved after 2 1/2 years. I’m 4 years in, and I pray that you will steadily see your heath improve to be able to get back to full time.
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My company has disability both short and long. The problem with the FMLA servicer (Sedgwick) is they will not accept Long Haul Covid as a diagnosis. Even Medicare accepts that diagnosis now. (New ICD-10 coding for Post COVID-19 condition, unspecified (U09. 9) Providers should list U09. 9 seconndary to specific codes for ongoing conditions after a COVID-19 infection, such as shortness of breath (R06).) Sedgwick claim examiners refuse to accept it, even though all insurance companies are accepting along with Medicare and Medicaid. It is my opinion that Sedgwick is flauting Federal guidance on this matter. I believe there should be a class action lawsuit against Sedgwick for this very definite push back that affects the adequate management of the FMLA laws.