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OK, we've been fighting with the Insurance company going on close to 2 years since my Wife filed for WC. The case is done, and it was ruled in my wife's favor, now we are just waiting to hear about what doctor to go see.

My wife tried to setup an appt with her Hand Doctor, but he would / could not see her (Maybe WC....don't really know) Anyway, she emailed her atty, and asked what she needed to do about seeing a doctor. The atty wrote back saying that he had filed a motion to change doctors.

My question is, I thought the WC insurance chose the doctor for the injured party to see. If that is the case, then we never found out who that was, either from our atty or the WC ins. If we never heard, why is he filing a motion to change doctors.

I just want to know if his filing is a complete waste of time (Seems like a lot of what we have been doing is a complete and total waste of time) or did the atty decide to file the motion because He did not like the doctor the WC Insurance company chose.

Any information would be appreciated. Thanks

Someone had to ask for a change of Doctor for your attorney to ask for such request. Once that has been done and finished, your wife will get the information.

I talked to my wife a little last night. Turns out that the INS company is doing nothing. They have not paid for any of the bills that she sent in that we paid out of pocket. Have not gotten on board with a treating physician, and are refusing to pay for any of the care that she needs so that she can go back to work.

I think that this may be one reason why the motion was ordered. To get them back in front of a judge.

Just makes Me even madder that they are doing this. I truly believe it is just a stall tactic in the hopes that she will drop everything and just go back to work.

Thanks for the information.