Seeking Medical Care After a Work Injury
Employers and insurance carriers routinely and wrongfully deny and dispute legitimate workers' compensation claims. One of the common techniques used is to stall and delay the claim as long as possible, preventing the injured worker from getting appropriate medical treatment.
Why do employers and insurance carriers try to prevent an injured worker from seeking medical care?
- The employer can seek to delay medical care to frustrate the injured worker from bringing or pursuing a claim.
- The stall and delay tactics can be used to prevent the injured worker from obtaining necessary medical care which is causally related to his or her work injury.
- The employer and/or their insurance company can hope that only with the delay of time that the injured worker could be involved in an intervening accident or injury which potentially could cut off the liability of the employer and/or their worker’s compensation insurance carrier.
- If an employee delays or waits for medical care, the employer may turn around and deny authorization for medical care at a later date, citing that the injured worker has simply waited too long.
For all of the above reasons, the lawyers of Strong Law Offices vigorously pursue authorization for medical treatment from the outset of a case. When a client has suffered a workplace injury, we seek medical testing and authorization to see medical specialists on their behalf. This involves seeking authorization from the employer or the insurance carrier.
If there are other measures that can be taken to help clients seek appropriate medical treatment, we take them:
- Filing emergency requests for hearings
- Obtaining medical records to show the need for ongoing medical care
- Making demands to authorize immediate medical care or diagnostic testing
- Making demands to authorize referrals to specialists such as orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, neurosurgeons, physiatrists, physical therapists, chiropractors. or other medical professionals
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We can help you seek medical treatment and workers' comp benefits after suffering a work injury. Contact an attorney in Peoria, Springfield, or Bloomington, Illinois.
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