Medicare has become an important part of almost every single claim in our office, whether it is a car accident, truck accident or slip and fall accident. First, there is the paperwork. Whether the client is on Medicare or not, the insurance company on the other side wants information pertaining to Medicare. Recently, a client […]
Perhaps I am incorrect in calling this a new trend, but I have noticed a change in the way auto insurance companies are scheduling independent medical examinations (IMEs). Lately I have noticed IMEs are getting scheduled by the insurance company at an earlier and earlier stage of the claim. For starters, an “independent medical examination” […]
One of the standard practices by insurance companies in my experience is the delay, deny and defend method of claims handling. This is especially true in first-party no-fault car accident cases involving the payment of basic benefits, such as loss wages and the payment of medical expenses. Delay, Deny, Defend: The method is simple. First, […]
