Just before leaving Unum in 2002 one of its physician consultants handed me a copy of Unum’s “position statement” regarding Unum’s handling, review, and philosophy in administering fibromyalgia claims. Although this report is now over seven years old, there are strong evidences based on Unum file reviews of fibromyalgia claims that many of its former [...]
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Unum’s Guidelines “White Paper” Fibromyalgia Position Statement
Posted in FMS and CFS on April 1, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Unum – Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – Another “Collaborative Strategy” by Linda Nee
Posted in FMS and CFS on November 26, 2010 | 26 Comments »
In 1995 Unum’s Atlanta Southern Region Benefits (SRB) put together what it called a “collaborative strategy” to “manage CFS files more aggressively” and in a “proactive rather than a reactive fashion.” The so-called strategy was called the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Management Program (CFSMP) and involved members of Unum’s management such as Dr. Carolyn Jackson, Sally [...]
Unum’s Position Paper – Fibromyalgia – It’s All In Your Head by Linda Nee
Posted in FMS and CFS, Impairments on November 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In 2002 one of Unum’s internal physicians handed me a “position paper” written by Unum-employed physicians directing the manner in which fibromyalgia claims were at that time reviewed and targeted. The actual document titled Fibromyalgia Position Statements and Guidelines documents contributors as follows: Edward C. Alvino, MD, Robert N. Anfield MD JD, Nancy Ball MD, Norman [...]
