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Advice Pool - Does Your Government Really Care if You Become Disabled and Need Benefit Assistance?
Does your government really care if you are disabled? That's a question that is becoming more and worthy of the public's consideration.
Recently, I was on the phone with a disability claimant who needs to have his reconsideration filed and I a
Recently, I was on the phone with a disability claimant who needs to have his reconsideration filed and I a
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
sked him if he had been seen by any doctors recently. He gave the all too common answer: "No, I haven't been able to go. My insurance ran out a long time ago".
This is a very common situation. And I've heard it so much that I've become somewha
This is a very common situation. And I've heard it so much that I've become somewha
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
desensitived to it. But...if you really think about it, these situations (which ARE extremely common) are horrendous.
Let me put on my examiner/caseworker hat for a moment. The disability system is set up so that the prospect of being approve
Let me put on my examiner/caseworker hat for a moment. The disability system is set up so that the prospect of being approve
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
d for disability weighs entirely on a claimants medical records. And not just on medical records, but on recent records (aside from closed periods).
Well, ding ding ding (wake up bureaucrats, politicians, and red-tape functionaries), if the pr
Well, ding ding ding (wake up bureaucrats, politicians, and red-tape functionaries), if the pr
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
cess for eventually---we hope---getting approved for disability benefits can take up to 3
years (I'm not pulling that number out of a rabbit hat either----just call any attorney or non attorney practicing in the raleigh north carolina area an
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
d they will sullenly confirm this
information), then how can a claimant be expected to have decent medical record documentation by the time they get to a hearing (a destination most cases will arrive at)?
Answer: an unacceptably large percen
Answer: an unacceptably large percen
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
age of claimants won't (I typically tell people to seek out a county health department, free clinic, or even go the ER, if need be---but's let be honest, that doesn't take the place of records generated via an ongoing treating physician relatio
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
nship).
Now, before I go on any further, I acknowledge the notion that the disability system is not responsible in any way, shape, or form for facilitating a claimant's access to medical care while a case is pending in order to substantiate a
Now, before I go on any further, I acknowledge the notion that the disability system is not responsible in any way, shape, or form for facilitating a claimant's access to medical care while a case is pending in order to substantiate a
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
laim (i.e. ensure that records are in place to support allegations of disability).
But, even for those claimants who had mainstream employer-provided health insurance, COBRA only lasts 18 months.
So, when the process can last 2 or 3 years, wh
So, when the process can last 2 or 3 years, wh
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
ere does that leave claimants? In a bad way, without a doubt. Not only are they put in the position of finding it difficult to document their impairments----to add insult to injury their conditions will sometimes worsen as a result of having in
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
dquate access to medical care.
Now, back to the headline of this post. THESE HUGE WAIT TIMES came into effect under the administration currently sitting in office. So, do they care? Do they really care about those who are least able to assis
Now, back to the headline of this post. THESE HUGE WAIT TIMES came into effect under the administration currently sitting in office. So, do they care? Do they really care about those who are least able to assis
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
themselves?
I would have to say no. They do not.
I will leave you with this anecdote: about 2 years ago I tried to assist one particular claimant whose situation was quite miserable. He had no access to medical care and his living conditions
I would have to say no. They do not.
I will leave you with this anecdote: about 2 years ago I tried to assist one particular claimant whose situation was quite miserable. He had no access to medical care and his living conditions
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
were beyond the pale. To try to help him, I contacted the following agencies in his city (not my own area of operation): the salvation army, catholic social ministries, and urban ministries.
Want to know what I was told? They were out of fund
Want to know what I was told? They were out of fund
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
. THIS WAS IN FEBRUARY OF THAT YEAR.
So, what does that say about the federal administration's notions of faith-based charities taking up the slack from the government cutting back: that it is essentially useless and disingenuous rhetoric.
So, what does that say about the federal administration's notions of faith-based charities taking up the slack from the government cutting back: that it is essentially useless and disingenuous rhetoric.
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
In addition to being a former disability examiner, I used to be a food stamp caseworker, medicaid caseworker, and an afdc worker, and I can tell you unequivocally that private charities
will never be able to fill any gap left behind by the fe
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
s, but that's another conversation.
Now, why this article? Because there are changes in the works that while masquerading as reform of the social security disability system...will actually make the system more hostile to disabled benefit appli
Now, why this article? Because there are changes in the works that while masquerading as reform of the social security disability system...will actually make the system more hostile to disabled benefit appli
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
cants.
Chew on this as a parting thought. The people who are trying to "reform" social security disability are the same people who tried to (or are trying to, as the case may be):
1. bust the federal employees unions (and have to some extent
Chew on this as a parting thought. The people who are trying to "reform" social security disability are the same people who tried to (or are trying to, as the case may be):
1. bust the federal employees unions (and have to some extent
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
ucceeded),
2. altered regulations regarding overtime compensation in a way that was clearly hostile to workers,
3. are trying to limit the ability of mesothelioma victims to seek compensation (the sick part part about this is that mesotheliom
2. altered regulations regarding overtime compensation in a way that was clearly hostile to workers,
3. are trying to limit the ability of mesothelioma victims to seek compensation (the sick part part about this is that mesotheliom
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
a has an incubation period of up to 40 years following exposure to asbestos fibers and the diagnosis itself is a literal death sentence----no one survives, even following a pneumonectomy).
And these are just a few things.
So, to address the q
And these are just a few things.
So, to address the q
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
estion we began with: does your government really care if you become disabled and need immediate benefit assistance to avoid falling into a financial abyss? Perhaps to some extent...but, unfortunately, I would have to say, not particularly much
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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