What If The Company Doctor Says No Surgery But My Personal Doctor Says I Need Surgery?
Who Wins?
In this article, I want to talk about what should you do if the company doctor says you don't need medical care or a surgery or a procedure, but my personal doctor does. How do we fix that tie breaker? How do we make sure that you the medical care that you need? So, what do you do when your doctor says you need the surgery? You think you need a surgery, but the company doctor says you don't need the surgery. And the company doesn't want to pay for it.
Well, here's what happens. There is a lot of possibilities here and the technical thing the way it works in workers comp is, you get to pick who your doctor is. And you get to pick whose advice you want to follow. You have every right in the world to go forward with the surgery, if you trust your doctor and you believe in your d...




