{"id":1628,"date":"2016-01-19T10:20:33","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T17:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=1628"},"modified":"2016-01-19T10:20:33","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T17:20:33","slug":"insurance-companies-sometimes-require-see-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/insurance-companies-sometimes-require-see-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do insurance companies sometimes require me to see a doctor other then my own?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">This is a tactic that workers\u2019 compensation insurance companies use to defend against your Idaho workers\u2019 compensation claim. The can require you to go see one of their doctors they refer to as independent medical evaluators or IME doctors. They can choose to use the reports generated by the IME doctors as medical evidence to cut off your benefits.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">If this happens to you, hire your own\u3000experienced Idaho workers\u2019 compensation lawyer to level the playing field. Protect yourself and your family.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">Fred Lewis, experienced Idaho workers\u2019 compensation lawyer<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a tactic that workers\u2019 compensation insurance companies use to defend against your Idaho workers\u2019 compensation claim. The can require you to go see one of their doctors they refer to as independent medical evaluators or IME doctors. 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