Navigating Long COVID, SSDI, and Disability Insurance: What Patients Need to Know

Описание: Kantor & Kantor, LLP in collaboration with the COVID-19 Longhauler Advocacy Project.

Senior Partner Andrew Kantor will share practical steps for navigating disability insurance with Long COVID, from filing your first claim to appealing a denial. You’ll also hear perspectives from Karyn Bishof, President & Founder of the COVID-19 Longhauler Advocacy Project, who will bring the patient-advocacy lens to this important discussion.

Living with Long COVID often means facing not only serious health challenges, but also a confusing and frustrating insurance system. This free webinar will help patients and caregivers understand their rights, prepare stronger claims, and know what to do if benefits are denied.

What You’ll Learn

Where to start if you haven’t filed yet: How to confirm coverage, request your policy documents, choose the right benefit (short-term vs. long-term disability), notify your employer or insurer, and track key deadlines.

How to know if you may be eligible before you file: Breaking down your policy’s definition of “disability,” matching your symptoms and functional limits to job duties, and identifying the medical support you’ll need.

The difference between short-term and long-term disability insurance and how each applies to Long COVID.

Practical tips for documentation and physician support, including symptom logs, functional assessments, and supportive medical letters.

Why Long COVID claims are often denied—and how to prepare for these challenges (e.g., subjective symptoms, lack of diagnostic testing, mental health limitations).

Your legal rights and the appeals process if your claim is denied.