When you have been injured on the job, your employer's workers' comp insurance should provide you with compensation for your lost wages while you are healing, as well as medical benefits and access to qualified health care providers.
One of the biggest hurdles that injured employees face is obtaining insurance authorization to see a medical specialist of their own choosing. Insurance companies have a list of their own pre-selected doctors that they will push claimants to go see. These insurance friendly general practitioners may oftentimes under diagnose a serious injury, leaving you with little recourse to obtain further treatment. As the founding lawyer of The Law Office of Sera H. Russell III, I help clients obtain the authorization to visit a medical specialist in order to receive an accurate assessment of their injury and condition.
You Have a Right to Medical Benefits and Medical Specialists
Medical benefits are broadly defined as:
- Medicine
- Pharmaceuticals
- Braces
- Wheelchairs
- Canes
- Hospitalization
- Surgery
- Consultations and treatments with a medical specialist
- Travel expenses to medical appointments
Medical specialists may include:
- Orthopedic surgeon
- Neurosurgeon
- Hand surgeon
- Plastic surgeon
- Pulmonologists
Backed by 30 years of legal experience, I also help clients when there is a dispute between your doctor and an insurance doctor as to what your course of treatment should be. The laws surrounding workers' compensation and medical benefits are complex, and oftentimes can fall into a grey area. With my firm on your side, I ensure that you are not taken advantage of by the insurance companies and I am dedicated to fighting for the medical benefits to which you are entitled.
Lafayette Heath Insurance Benefits Attorney
No Cash Payment Required Upfront
From offices in Lafayette, Louisiana, The Law Office of Sera H. Russell III represents workers' compensation clients throughout the southwest portion of the state. Contact my firm at 337-237-7171 to schedule a free initial consultation with an experienced Lafayette medical benefits attorney. My office operates between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. All cases are taken on a contingency basis.
