When you get injured in an accident, your medical expenses can start to add up quickly. They can also continue to add up for days, months or even years to come. In today’s world, medical care is extremely expensive; even if you have health insurance, you can still find yourself paying for most of your medical care out-of-pocket.
However, you may be able to avoid paying for your medical care out-of-pocket if you have a personal injury claim.
If you have a personal injury claim in Tallahassee, you are entitled to just compensation for the costs of your injuries. This includes just compensation for your current and future medical expenses. An experienced personal injury lawyer can help you calculate the total costs you are entitled to recover, and then your lawyer can fight to recover these costs on your behalf.
12 Common Types of Medical Expenses in Tallahassee Personal Injury Cases
What medical expenses can a personal injury lawyer help you recover? Under Florida law, accident victims are entitled to just compensation for medical expenses including (but not limited to):
1. Emergency Medical Care
If you need emergency medical care after an accident, whether at the scene of the accident or in the emergency room (ER), your lawyer can help you seek coverage for your emergency medical needs.
2. Exams, Testing and Diagnosis
Your lawyer can also help you seek coverage for any physical exams, x-rays, CT scans, MRI scans, blood tests and/or other tests your healthcare providers performed when diagnosing your accident-related injuries.
3. Inpatient Treatment
If you needed (or continue to need) inpatient treatment, these costs will be included in your personal injury claim as well. This is true regardless of how long you need to stay in the hospital.
4. Outpatient Treatment
Likewise, if you need outpatient treatment after your accident, your personal injury lawyer can seek compensation for your doctor’s visits for as long as you continue to need treatment.
5. Surgery
Many types of catastrophic injuries require surgery. If you need surgery in order to recover from your accident, all of the associated costs will be included in your personal injury claim.
6. Physical Therapy
For many injury victims, physical therapy is an essential aspect of their post-accident recovery. If you need physical therapy, the costs of your physical therapy sessions should be included in your personal injury claim as well.
7. Occupational or Rehabilitative Therapy
Occupational therapy and rehabilitative therapy are specialized forms of physical therapy that are also necessary in many cases. These costs, too, should be covered.
8. Mental Health Treatment
Experiencing a traumatic accident can have a significant and long-term impact on your mental health. If you need psychological or psychiatric care to cope with the effects of your trauma, your personal injury lawyer can make sure to include these costs in your claim.
9. Prescription Medications
Along with diagnosis and treatment, accident victims who have personal injury claims in Tallahassee can also recover just compensation for the costs of their prescription medications. Here, too, this includes costs incurred both presently and in the future.
10. Medical Supplies
Just like prescription medications, Florida’s personal injury laws also allow accident victims to recover just compensation for the costs of bandages, gauze, braces and any other necessary medical supplies.
11. Medical Equipment and Assistive Devices
If you need a wheelchair, crutches or other medical equipment to manage life with your injuries, or if you need to install a ramp, elevator or other assistive device at your home, you should make sure your personal injury lawyer is aware of these costs.
12. Medical Transportation
Whether you are able to drive yourself or you need someone else to drive you, you are also entitled to just compensation for your transportation costs for getting to and from your appointments.
Seeking Financial Compensation for Your Medical Expenses After an Accident in Tallahassee
While you may be entitled to financial compensation for your medical expenses if you have a personal injury claim, you won’t receive just compensation automatically. Instead, it will be up to you to fight for the financial compensation you deserve. So, how can you make sure you don’t bear the costs of your injuries on your own?
If you think you may have a personal injury claim, the most important thing you can do is discuss your situation with a lawyer as soon as possible. When you hire a personal injury lawyer to represent you, your lawyer will:
- Investigate your accident to determine who (or what company) was at fault;
- Collect the evidence needed to prove liability;
- File your claim on your behalf before the statute of limitations expires;
- Work with your doctors to understand the long-term costs of your injuries; and,
- Fight to recover just compensation for your medical expenses (and other costs) on your behalf.
Hiring a personal injury lawyer costs you nothing out-of-pocket. As your case progresses, your lawyer will keep you updated every step of the way. Your lawyer will also be available to answer your questions throughout the process; and, if you receive a settlement offer, your lawyer will help you decide whether you should accept. This is an extremely important decision, as once you settle, you can’t go back and ask for more.
After a serious accident, taking care of yourself should be your top priority. When you hire an experienced personal injury lawyer to represent you, you can focus on your physical and emotional recovery while your lawyer uses his or her experience to fight for the financial compensation you deserve.
Get Help from an Experienced Personal Injury Lawyer at Searcy Denney
If you have questions about recovering your medical expenses and other losses after an accident in Tallahassee, we invite you to get in touch. It costs nothing to learn about your legal rights. To speak with an experienced personal injury lawyer at Searcy Denney for free, call us at 800-780-8607 or tell us how we can contact you online today.
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