Monthly Archives: March 2012

Health Care Directives Are Necessary for Everyone

By Jason Weinstock on March 29, 2012 Posted in Miscellaneous

Attorney Laura Stubberud is an experienced estate planning attorney who wrote the following guest blog post. I thought it was important information for injured workers. For more blog posts on estate planning and elder law, please visit Attorney Stubberud ‘s blog at www.nvestatelaw.com. By Laura Stubberud I am often asked what is the one thing … Continue reading Health Care Directives Are Necessary for Everyone →

Benefits Unfairly Suspended? Fight Back!

By Jason Weinstock on March 26, 2012 Posted in Benefits

Workers’ compensation insurers and their TPA’s often suspend compensation benefits when an unrelated medical problem surfaces to delay surgery or treatment for the work injury. Insurers call it "Care Interrupt". I call it kicking an injured worker when he’s already down. For example, I had an injured worker last month who was scheduled for a work-related back surgery. She … Continue reading Benefits Unfairly Suspended? Fight Back! →

Am I Entitled to a PPD Award If I’m Released Full Duty?

By Jason Weinstock on March 14, 2012 Posted in Permanent partial disability awards

Injured workers, employers, and even doctors on workers’ comp provider lists in Nevada remain confused about whether an injured worker who is able to return to work full duty is entitled to a permanent partial disability award. Depending on the injury, an injured worker may be entitled to a rating evaluation and an award, even … Continue reading Am I Entitled to a PPD Award If I’m Released Full Duty? →

Patient Advocate a Necessity If You Are Hospitalized

By Jason Weinstock on March 8, 2012 Posted in Medical Care

Most injured workers who call me for advice are frustrated with poor medical care or problems obtaining good care as a result of insurance issues. Making sure that injured workers get the best possible medical care is what I do for a living, so I didn’t need a personal experience to convince me how important … Continue reading Patient Advocate a Necessity If You Are Hospitalized →

Should I Agree to the Insurer’s Rating Doctor?

By Jason Weinstock on March 6, 2012 Posted in Permanent partial disability awards

If your treating physician on your accepted workers’ compensation claim in Nevada reports to your claims adjuster that you may have a ratable impairment, you should be scheduled for an impairment evaluation 30 days later. This evaluation, also called a rating, will be done by one of the 138 doctors and chiropractors who have been … Continue reading Should I Agree to the Insurer’s Rating Doctor? →