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Seeing any doctor for your first visit is usually permitted in most states. If your injury is life threatening, going to the ER will be covered as well. It is important for the injured worker to let whoever is treating him or her that the injury is work related. The Doctor or treating physicians need to be made aware if it is a work related injury. Make sure if you have ongoing treatment from a medical provider that they are authorized to treat you for your work related injury. If they are not authorized to treat you from the state or the workers compensation insurance company, the bills may not be paid. The medical evidence may also be denied in any court proceedings if the Doctor you are treating with is not authorized to do so. Can I choose my own Doctor? The ability to choose your own doctor in a work related injury depends heavily on what state you live in. Some states require you to see a worker’s comp doctor from a panel. Other states allow injured workers to choose doctors in a...

However, the payments would start to phase out for individuals with adjusted gross incomes of more than $75,000, and those making more than $99,000 would not qualify at all. The thresholds are doubled for couples. -- Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby Student loan payments suspended The Department of Education would suspend payments on student loan borrowers without penalty through September 30, according to the bill. CNN reported last week that the Department of Education was planning to allow student loan borrowers to suspend payments without penalty and accruing interest for at least 60 days. -- Zachary Cohen and Katie Lobosco REAL ID deadline delayed The deadline to obtain a REAL ID, federally mandated identification that will be needed for passengers to board aircraft, will be extended until at least September 2021 -- a year past the current deadline, according to a draft version of the Senate stimulus bill obtained by CNN. Before the coronavirus pandemic swept across the US, states wer...

Workers compensation doctors are trained and experienced in assessing, diagnosing and treating workers compensation injuries. Work injuries need to be treated differently than other injuries since they not only require timely treatment but also complete documentation so that the patient can go on about his / her normal life. Here are the top treatments used to treat injuries by workers compensation doctors in Phoenix at one of the leading clinics, Arizona Injury Medical Associates. Physical Medicine Acute and chronic pain may first be treated conservatively with medication management. Over the counter medication and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines may be given to a work injury patient. Interventional Pain Management Interventional Pain Management includes minimally invasive procedures to relieve pain by identifying the root cause. For instance, pain in a joint may be treated with an injection of steroid and anesthetic for lasting pain relief. Trigger point injections are used...

This post discusses if you can choose your own doctor in a NC Workers’ Compensation case. We represent injured workers in Raleigh, NC and surrounding areas and do not get paid unless you win. Call us today for a free case review, (919) 615-3095. In North Carolina, the Workers’ Compensation Act provides medical compensation and wage loss (indemnity) benefits for non-fatal injuries and death benefits for fatal injuries. Medical compensation includes medical treatment. Mileage reimbursement for treatment of your workplace injury. Lost Wage benefits provide monetary compensation due to your inability to earn wages because of your work injury. This benefit provides compensation based on the physical impairment of the injured body part as well. After your injury, your employer may have directed you to an urgent care facility (like FastMed) or the hospital for a medical examination. At that appointment, the health care provider informed you that you need continued care, so where do you go for...