Praise God! Its aout time W/C is fined for the way its treated us, the Injured Workers. I had to fight them from 1991 to 2003, when I finally settled for life.
Due to a freak accident at work as a RN, I had to have my “L” leg & foot amputated below the knee. W/C refused to pay hospt & Doctor’s, said I had my leg amputated (this was in black & white & Judge given copy from W/C); because I wanted to. Medicare & Tricare paid, then billed W/C, had to go to Court again, Judge ordered them to pay.
Did NOT PAY untill 2003.
Then in 2000 I became totally wheelchair bound, Court again, with the Judge ordering them to do as Doctor ordered. We had Mediation in Dec. ’02, agreemen was reached, then they still held off paying for 6mos. We were getting ready to go to court again on Faiure to Comply, when finally they did as ordered.
I’ve seen them treat Injured Workers this way time and time again.
It’s about time they are made to pay penalty’s for way they treat us, the Injured Workers.
I agree that carriers should be fined when they do not pay benefits timely to injured workers. I assisted in drafting legislation that made sure that OIR had the authority to do make such fines. I do want to point out that just because a carrier is penalized does not mean the injured worker lost benefits. In the case of AIIC, most of the penalties came from the fact that it was changing the way it pays for medical bills from an outside source to preform the services in house. Medical bills were paid late. But it is important to remember that the medical services had already been provided to the injured worker. And if an injured worker got a bill from the health care provider, the injured employee is protected from receiving such bills on treatment that is covered by workers compensation. I applaud the OIR for its regulation in this area.
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Praise God! Its aout time W/C is fined for the way its treated us, the Injured Workers. I had to fight them from 1991 to 2003, when I finally settled for life.
Due to a freak accident at work as a RN, I had to have my “L” leg & foot amputated below the knee. W/C refused to pay hospt & Doctor’s, said I had my leg amputated (this was in black & white & Judge given copy from W/C); because I wanted to. Medicare & Tricare paid, then billed W/C, had to go to Court again, Judge ordered them to pay.
Did NOT PAY untill 2003.
Then in 2000 I became totally wheelchair bound, Court again, with the Judge ordering them to do as Doctor ordered. We had Mediation in Dec. ’02, agreemen was reached, then they still held off paying for 6mos. We were getting ready to go to court again on Faiure to Comply, when finally they did as ordered.
I’ve seen them treat Injured Workers this way time and time again.
It’s about time they are made to pay penalty’s for way they treat us, the Injured Workers.
I agree that carriers should be fined when they do not pay benefits timely to injured workers. I assisted in drafting legislation that made sure that OIR had the authority to do make such fines. I do want to point out that just because a carrier is penalized does not mean the injured worker lost benefits. In the case of AIIC, most of the penalties came from the fact that it was changing the way it pays for medical bills from an outside source to preform the services in house. Medical bills were paid late. But it is important to remember that the medical services had already been provided to the injured worker. And if an injured worker got a bill from the health care provider, the injured employee is protected from receiving such bills on treatment that is covered by workers compensation. I applaud the OIR for its regulation in this area.