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Get the medical treatment you need – your car insurance will pay for it!

Quite frequently, when people become injured in a car accident, they choose not to see a doctor because they feel they can’t afford it. What they don’t realize is that their Oregon car insurance policy is legally required to pay for at least the first $15,000 in medical bills that are related to the accident. This coverage also extends to physical therapy, dental work, chiropractic, massage, and acupuncture. It does not matter if you were at fault in the accident or not. This part of your car insurance policy is call Personal Injury Protection, or PIP. So you see, car accident victims who choose not to see a doctor are unnecessarily depriving themselves of insurance benefits they’ve already paid for. All you have to do is notify your car insurance company that you’ve been in an accident, fill out some forms, and then you’re good to go.

You can learn more about this in my free book Top 10 Ways Accident Victims Sabotage Their Own Case.


Author: Johnstun Injury Law
21 Jun, 2019
One insurance practice that I’ve seen is, well, let’s just say it’s a little underhanded. Here’s what happens: the insurance company finds out you’re hurt, and that it’s insured was probably at fault. Then, rather than investigating the full value of your claim, the insurance company simply sends you a check in the mail for a relatively small amount, often around $1,000. The insurance company hopes that you’ll cash that check without realizing it would be for “full and final settlement.” So, if you have $10,000 in medical bills, and it took you several months to recover from the accident, your case might be worth $20,000, depending on the facts. And if you cash that $1,000 check you got in the mail from the insurance company, you just settled your case for 5% of its value! Don’t allow yourself to be taken advantage of. Don’t sell your birthright for a mess of pottage. You’ve been paying premiums to the insurance industry for years in case something like this ever happened. Now that it has, you deserve to get what you’ve been paying for. If you give me a call I can help you do just that. Author: Johnstun Injury Law
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