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none payment of medical bills
was in auto accident, my insurance company paid off my car which was a total loss, but now they haven’t paid any of my medical bills, how can i get my pip medical paid and I don’t have a lawyer
Asked on February 27, 2018 under Accident Law, Florida
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Some insurance companies won't pay your medical bills. When the case is settled, your settlement should include compensation for the medical bills, compensation for pain and suffering which is an amount in addition to the medical bills, and compensation for wage loss.
Out of the settlement, you can pay the medical bills.
It is premature to settle the case until you have completed your medical treatment and are released by the doctor or are declared by the doctor to be permanent and stationary which means having reached a point in your medical treatment where no further improvement is anticipated. Then, obtain your medical bills, medical reports and documentation of wage loss. Those items should be included in your claim filed with the at-fault party's insurance carrier.
Compensation for the medical bills is straight reimbursement. The medical reports document your injury and are used to determine compensation for pain and suffering which as mentioned above is an amount in addition to the medical bills. Compensation for wage loss is straight reimbursement.
If the case is settled with the at-fault party's insurance carrier, NO lawsuit is filed.
If you are dissatisfied with settlement offers from that insurance carrier, reject the settlement offers and file a lawsuit for negligence against the at-fault party.
If the case is NOT settled, your lawsuit against the at-fault party for negligence must be filed prior to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or you will lose your rights forever in the matter.
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