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A lot of people ask me: "Should my attorney refer me to a doctor?" The answer is no, with
a few exceptions.
First, if you have health insurance or if you have a primary care physician, you should
go see your doctor immediately.
Second, if you have health insurance, you want to go to the ER. Don't wait. Go to the
ER, go to Urgent Care. Do not wait for an attorney to direct you where to go.
A lot of people will ask: "Well, why is it bad if my attorney refers me to a doctor?"
If an attorney is directing you where to go and how to treat in your case, it looks suspicious.
Your case is going to be red flagged by the insurance company because you're not relying
on the medical expertise of a doctor. You're relying on a judgment call from an attorney.
The limited exceptions to when an attorney should recommend a certain doctor are when
you don't have access to a treating professional, you don't have health insurance, or you don't
have the cash upfront to pay a doctor. In these limited circumstances, the attorney
can give you some recommendations as to which doctor to go see. But in the end, the decision
will be yours. Listen to your doctor. Your doctor knows best. He will develop the best
course of action to treat you.
In the limited circumstances where you don't have the health insurance or you don't have
the cash upfront to pay a doctor or you don't know what doctor to see, ask your attorney,
and he can give you a few recommendations. After consulting with these doctors, you should
make the decision with doctor, and from there you and the doctor should go ahead and develop
the best course of action for your treatment.