Ken’s statement has some merit. But, employers and the OWCP are more empowered to get the state medical boards off of their butts and doing something about scam doctors. I don’t see that happening. I don’t see employers and especially the OWCPs trying to protect injured workers rights which would also protect their interests.
What I do see is the Labor Department trying to scam injured workers. I do see certain large, self insured employers doing the same. You can see the problems for yourself just by searching out the numerous workers compensation support websites. Try: http://www.screwedbyinsurance.com for starters.
What it gets down to is that certain doctors are commiting crimes against the injured and sometimes employers and the OWCP. So, why aren’t they being prosecuted?
Contrary to Mr. R. Murray’s opinion, it seems that the Employers and the OBWC are the entities that are being cheated by these “scam” doctors. The scammers are having prescriptions written and diagnostic tests taken, that may not be necessary. the escalated costs of treatment and diagnostics are driving up the assessment to employers, who must find means of cutting costs (reduce staff). In the long run, we all suffer.
I agree with both Mr. Murry and Ken. We all loose in the end. It is the Employers and Employees that are the biggest losers in these kind of scams. Medical costs in this country have just gotten so out of hand. We need to the public this over abundance of fraud and abuse to our medical system. We need a national basis for W/C to keep the United States united. It needs to be regulated by third party to keep a close eye on what is going on and whom ever is going to be involved in the health care of W/C should undergo a strict process in order to be authorized to practice, and be closely monitored at all times. This would lower costs by weeding out many scams and help the people that are in real need. If the W/C program was set up on a National legal I think so many states would not be in crisis today.
I am not defending this OWCP “doctor”. I hope he gets his butt kicked. But, this is not an isolated problem and the State of Ohio Medical Board should be doing a heck of lot more to shut these scam doctors down. Injured workers not only in Ohio, but across the country are being victimized by just these kind of medical scammers.
What makes it really bad is that insurance companies and especially the federal OWCP are deliberately and knowingly using these kind of scam operations to cheat injured workers out of their compensation. The problem has become a crisis that threatens to undermine the very principle of workers compensation.
It’s time that the medical boards stop turning a blind eye to this. For years now, injured workers have been filing the complaints and the medical boards quietly hide them away without investigating. It often seems as though they are conspiring with the scam doctors to victimize injured workers.
It also costs employers and tax payers a lot of money to support these scam doctors who get paid a lot of money to deny claims after little more than a ten minute poke and prod.
these folks are STILL at it…I worked for them last year and they paid me nothing after selling alot of diabetic shoes…thought they were nice people…well they scammed me for sure!
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Ken’s statement has some merit. But, employers and the OWCP are more empowered to get the state medical boards off of their butts and doing something about scam doctors. I don’t see that happening. I don’t see employers and especially the OWCPs trying to protect injured workers rights which would also protect their interests.
What I do see is the Labor Department trying to scam injured workers. I do see certain large, self insured employers doing the same. You can see the problems for yourself just by searching out the numerous workers compensation support websites. Try: http://www.screwedbyinsurance.com for starters.
What it gets down to is that certain doctors are commiting crimes against the injured and sometimes employers and the OWCP. So, why aren’t they being prosecuted?
Contrary to Mr. R. Murray’s opinion, it seems that the Employers and the OBWC are the entities that are being cheated by these “scam” doctors. The scammers are having prescriptions written and diagnostic tests taken, that may not be necessary. the escalated costs of treatment and diagnostics are driving up the assessment to employers, who must find means of cutting costs (reduce staff). In the long run, we all suffer.
I agree with both Mr. Murry and Ken. We all loose in the end. It is the Employers and Employees that are the biggest losers in these kind of scams. Medical costs in this country have just gotten so out of hand. We need to the public this over abundance of fraud and abuse to our medical system. We need a national basis for W/C to keep the United States united. It needs to be regulated by third party to keep a close eye on what is going on and whom ever is going to be involved in the health care of W/C should undergo a strict process in order to be authorized to practice, and be closely monitored at all times. This would lower costs by weeding out many scams and help the people that are in real need. If the W/C program was set up on a National legal I think so many states would not be in crisis today.
I am not defending this OWCP “doctor”. I hope he gets his butt kicked. But, this is not an isolated problem and the State of Ohio Medical Board should be doing a heck of lot more to shut these scam doctors down. Injured workers not only in Ohio, but across the country are being victimized by just these kind of medical scammers.
What makes it really bad is that insurance companies and especially the federal OWCP are deliberately and knowingly using these kind of scam operations to cheat injured workers out of their compensation. The problem has become a crisis that threatens to undermine the very principle of workers compensation.
It’s time that the medical boards stop turning a blind eye to this. For years now, injured workers have been filing the complaints and the medical boards quietly hide them away without investigating. It often seems as though they are conspiring with the scam doctors to victimize injured workers.
It also costs employers and tax payers a lot of money to support these scam doctors who get paid a lot of money to deny claims after little more than a ten minute poke and prod.
Enough already!
these folks are STILL at it…I worked for them last year and they paid me nothing after selling alot of diabetic shoes…thought they were nice people…well they scammed me for sure!