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After My Williamsburg Virginia Car Accident Should I Sign the Confidential Medical Records Release?
If there was one major warning I could give you about your Williamsburg Virginia Personal Injury case, it might be what you least expect. You would only hope your own insurance company, which has a so called “high level of integrity”, would hand you forms to sign what would only benefit you. This isn’t always the case, especially after a car accident. Wouldn’t you hope that the very company which is supposed to be protecting you would make sure you are reimbursed adequately? Unfortunately this isn’t the case. The insurance adjuster only cares about keeping their expenses low, and that includes the money you are probably entitled to and should be collecting.
This leaves us to the great mystery I wanted to share with you…“should I sign the forms?”. The way things usually play out after your Williamsburg Virginia personal injury claim, is that the insurance adjuster will be sending you medical authorization forms. Typically they will be extremely broad, which gives the insurance company any and every bit of ammo they can load up against you.
Does it get better after this slick move? Yes, but not yet.
The insurance company will request even more records, building up to 10 or even 15 years of your medical history without you even realizing it. Do yourself a favor and get copies of your own records, just to make sure what the insurance company gets is accurate.
The next thing they’re going to demand of you is to sign a release. This might lead to you getting a check in the mail, but know that as soon as you sign the release form its case closed. If your personal injury becomes worse over time or you need another operation sorry about it! That’s on your dime, not the insurance company anymore!
I’m sure you have questions about where to start. That’s not a bad thing; in fact, you’re in a great position now that you came by and read this article. I want to share with you some priceless FREE information.
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