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Who Will Pay Your Medical Bills If You've Been in a Palm Beach County Car Accident

Oftentimes when a person is injured in a Palm Beach Countycar accident, one of the first things they want to know is “Who is going to pay my medical bills?”  Most health insurance companies have subrogation clauses in their contract which allow them to recover money from a third party that causes physical injury to you.  Therefore, whatever they pay out for your injury, they get paid back.

 If you are injured on the job, you may be entitled to worker’s comp benefits.  The State of Florida allows worker’s comp to recover from the eventual proceeds of your West Palm Beach personal injury accident case any monies they paid out for your medical treatment.

Occasionally, medical care providers don’t want to deal with health insurance companies and want to deal with the auto accident attorney because there is potential for personal injury money.  The Palm Baech County accident attorney must be savvy and quick to handle this situation and remind the medical care provider they have a contractual obligation to render treatment at certain rate.