Q: If hurt at work, do i have to give doctor my own private insurance information?
I recently experienced a sharp pain in my abdomen while working. I was sent to work health, turns out to be a abdominal hernia. Work health recommends i go for surgery consult. My job is telling me i must take my own insurance information with me so doctor can decide who he is going to bill. I am also being called reguraly by someone from workers comp saying i am under investigation. I dont understand, there have been numerous lost time injuries at my job and none of them had went through this. I am not asking for anything but for it to be fixed. I work in pennsylvania and the workers comp is through sedgwick. Is what they are doing allowed?
A: You do not have to give the doctor your private health insurance information; however many doctor's will ask for back-up insurance information since they want to maximize the likelihood that they will be paid. That being said, it sounds like your employer and their carrier are playing games, and it would be in your best interest to talk to a local workers' compensation attorney. The initial appointment is always free of charge, so there is no down side in having your claim reviewed in detail by a workers' compensation attorney.
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