Look out for reluctance to prescribe medications, physical therapy, and diagnostic tests such as MRI s or CT scans. If the insurance company delays approval of medical treatment or denies medical treatment, your Treating Doctor should immediately take appropriate steps to fight for approval through the Texas Workers Compensation Commission. Doctors should submit disputes through TWCC Medical Dispute Resolution. We can help your doctor with this process and we can help you. Beware of Company Doctors and Insurance Doctors.
Companies are in business to make money and to protect their interests.
From my experience, employer and insurance company doctors typically order fewer diagnostic tests, provide less treatment, fail to document Workers complaints to all parts of their body, return workers back to work prematurely, and are more likely to say that an injury is pre-existing. If you voluntarily continue to see one of these doctors, the law may say that he is your choice, even if you didn t choose him. You do not have to go to a company doctor or insurance doctor for treatment. You have a right to choose your own doctor. You should not allow anyone to intimidate or coerce you into going to his doctor.