A Port St. Lucie personal injury protection (PIP) lawyer from GED Lawyers could help your medical practice secure the money owed to you if you provided services to crash victims and the insurance company has not paid. You should not have to spend time fighting to cover the cost of these services.
Our Port St. Lucie personal injury lawyers have dealt with the state’s no-fault laws for crash victims and PIP claims for medical care providers since opening the firm in 1995. We know how these laws work and what it takes to recover the money you deserve. Call us today to talk to our team about your options.
Our Personal Injury Protection Lawyers Regularly Work With PIP Insurance Providers
When Port St. Lucie crash victims receive medical care, their PIP provider is supposed to pay for their care up to the policy limits (generally $10,000). They file a claim and submit their medical bills, and the insurance carrier should pay the provider directly. These providers could be:
- An emergency department
- Primary care clinic
- Urgent care facility
Some facilities in Port St. Lucie where injured car accident victims might go for care include:
- HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital
- Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital
- Martin Emergency Center at St. Lucie West
- CareSpot Urgent Care of Port St. Lucie
- XPress Urgent Care – Port St. Lucie
When crash victims receive care at these facilities and others, the doctors and other care providers trust the insurance carriers that they will receive payment for their services as long as:
- The patient has PIP coverage
- The accident occurred in the last 14 days
- The accident qualifies for a PIP payment
Unfortunately, prompt payment does not always happen. The insurance company might look for reasons to minimize, deny, or delay payments to doctors and care providers, leaving clinics, hospitals, and other facilities to waste time trying to fight for the money owed.
Our Port St. Lucie PIP Lawyers Help Health Care Providers Recover the Money They Deserve
Our team regularly fights insurance companies’ tactics to minimize payouts, delay payments, and stop unfair denials. We know how they treat claimants, whether they are individuals hurt in a collision or medical care providers who should receive reimbursement for their services.
We will fight the PIP insurance company for you, allowing you to focus on your patients while we ensure you get paid for the services you already provided to their policyholder.
Regarding PIP claims, we only work with hospitals, clinics, and medical care providers. We work to help medical professionals get the reimbursement they earn.
How Much Does It Cost to Hire a PIP Attorney?
At GED Lawyers, we do not ask most clients to pay upfront fees. Instead, we get paid from the money we recover when we win cases. Thus, you don’t pay if we don’t win.
We will deal with the insurance company, fight for the money you deserve, and then get paid from your reimbursement. We want to simplify this process and save you time and money.
Our attorneys will go toe-to-toe with the insurance companies to recover the money you earned. Contact us, and we will go to work for you.
Our Port St. Lucie PIP Lawyers Explain How the Florida No-Fault Auto Insurance Laws Work
Our Port St. Lucie car accident lawyers work with crash victims who suffered severe injuries and now must pursue fault-based claims outside the state’s PIP system. Doing so requires our attorneys to have a strong working knowledge of Florida Statutes §§ 627.736 and 627.737.
Under the no-fault laws, all Florida drivers must carry a PIP policy to pay for their medical care and lost wages after a crash. When motorists sustain injuries in a collision, they file their initial claim based on their PIP coverage.
They forward their bills to the insurance company, and that insurer should pay the medical care provider directly. These policies generally cover up to $10,000 in treatment and related services.
Why Do Insurance Companies Refuse to Pay PIP Claims From Care Providers?
Florida law gives the PIP insurer 30 days after receiving the medical bill to pay the care provider or deny the claim. If they do not meet this timeline, we can intercede on your behalf to demand payment or file a lawsuit.
Our Port St. Lucie PIP attorneys could help you understand if the insurance company denied your PIP payment for a legitimate reason or if you should fight for payment.
Some potentially legitimate reasons include:
- The policyholder waited too long to get medical care
- The insurer does not have all the necessary paperwork
- The policyholder did not complete their claim
- The insurer has evidence of fraud on the part of the policyholder or another party
Other reasons insurance carriers give for refusing to pay care providers include:
- They do not believe the treatment was necessary
- They do not think the billed fees were reasonable
- They do not believe the patient was hurt as severely as the treatment indicated
- They do not believe the patient had a PIP policy
Finally, they may delay a claim because they want more information, such as:
- An independent medical care provider examining the patient
- Under oath interviews with the patient, doctor, or another care provider
Our attorneys often approach the insurance company and present additional information to satisfy their needs and convince them to pay. If this is not possible, we can sue the insurer on your behalf. We will not hesitate to take these cases to civil court and ask a judge or jury to pay you the money you are owed for the services you provided.
Talk to Our PIP Team in Port St. Lucie, FL
GED Lawyers has someone available now to talk to you about your options. We can discuss how a Port St. Lucie personal injury protection lawyer from our team can help you recover the money you earned from the insurance company. Contact us now to learn more.
