Q: How would I pay medical bills while an injury lawsuit is pending?
A: There is no easy answer to this question. There is often a lag between bills and compensation. You can often get health care providers to hold off collection if you have a pending personal injury claim. But there are no guarantees.
Paul D'Amore agrees with this answer
A: Many experienced personal injury attorneys are able to forestall collection efforts. Your attorney should be able to get the medical providers to put the collection in abeyance until your case is resolved. If you don't have an attorney you should consult with one promptly.
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You shouldn't, up front anyway. Period, during litigation. We send our clients to doctors who understand how accident and PI cases work and don't chase our clients for bills. We aggressively seek the best result for our clients, but always urge them to seek out doctors who "get" personal injury rather than medical providers who otherwise send nasty collection letters.
The way a case works is that if recovery is possible, particularly in a settlement, the bills will be paid through the settlement by your lawyers on your behalf. Usually when appropriate, we will negotiate a lowering of the bills to allow for you to get a fair return and get for your providers to still be paid for their work.
It is complicated but you shouldn't be paying bills upfront when you have an ongoing case generally.
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