Monthly Archives: March 2013

Why Nothing is Happening on Your Claim

By Jason Weinstock on March 28, 2013 Posted in Benefits

Most injured workers who call my office are fed up with delays in getting decent medical care or getting compensation checks from the workers’ compensation adjuster. Here’s a list of why you might be having problems: 1. Your claim hasn’t been accepted yet. The adjuster handling your claim for your self-insured employer, or the … Continue reading Why Nothing is Happening on Your Claim →

Home Health Care by Spouses

By Jason Weinstock on March 25, 2013 Posted in Benefits

After a serious Nevada work accident and hospitalization, the injured worker may require a nurse, then unskilled nursing care at home to go to the bathroom, bathe, and make meals. This need for home health care often falls through the cracks if the treating surgeon forgets to prescribe attendant care, or the hospital coordinator doesn’t follow through getting it authorized with … Continue reading Home Health Care by Spouses →

Suspended Benefits for a Non-industrial Medical Condition

By Jason Weinstock on March 23, 2013 Posted in Benefits

Some injured workers are delivered a low blow by their adjuster when their treating surgeon for their Nevada work comp injury finds that they first take care of a unrelated medical problem before surgery can go forward. For example, many hurt workers will find that their blood pressures spike from being in pain from the … Continue reading Suspended Benefits for a Non-industrial Medical Condition →

Are They Calling Your Herniated Disc a Lumbar Strain?

By Jason Weinstock on March 22, 2013 Posted in Back Injuries

There is a renewed trend among particular self-insured employers and third-party administrators (TPA’s) in Nevada to send a Notice of Claim Acceptance for "lumbar strain only" on low back injury claims. My fellow claimants’ attorneys are also noticing an increase in claims where adjusters are denying medical treatment for a herniated disc, because the claim was accepted for … Continue reading Are They Calling Your Herniated Disc a Lumbar Strain? →

Cost of Rating Exams Up Again: Get It Right the First Time

By Jason Weinstock on March 12, 2013 Posted in Permanent partial disability awards

Effective February 1, 2013, the Nevada fee schedule that governs health care providers under the Nevada workers’ compensation system, raised the PPD (permanent partial disability) reimbursement to $718.96. If the rating physician is rating more than two body parts, he or she can charge an additional $240.11 for each additional body part. For … Continue reading Cost of Rating Exams Up Again: Get It Right the First Time →

Does An Injured Worker Have to Go to Their Doctor?

By Jason Weinstock on March 10, 2013 Posted in Medical Care

Injured employees in Nevada have a limited right to choose a treating doctor. The workers’ compensation insurer or third-party administrator for the employer has a list of doctors that have contracted to provide medical care at reduced fees. Once the injured worker’s claim is accepted, he or she has the right to ask for a … Continue reading Does An Injured Worker Have to Go to Their Doctor? →

More Unfair Tactics Against Nevada’s Injured Workers

By Jason Weinstock on March 2, 2013 Posted in Injuries,Medical Care

The most important benefit under the Nevada workers’ compensation system is the injured employee’s right to get medical treatment. I have prior blog posts about the limitations on that right that are written into Nevada law, such as the limited right to choose a treating doctor. I also just wrote about insurers’ attempts to deny … Continue reading More Unfair Tactics Against Nevada’s Injured Workers →

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