What Treating Doctors Should Know When Dealing With Disability Insurers

Few doctors relish the task of completing disability paperwork. After a long day of treating patients, what physician wants to sit down and respond to a confusing questionnaire or a cryptic report? Worse yet is when the doctor's words are misrepresented or taken out of context by the insurance company. For this type of situation in this article we show you how to Dealing With Disability Insurers.

It's no wonder some doctors adopt blanket policies against commenting on disability. But such policies do more harm than good. The treating physician's opinion is often the single most important factor in determining whether a patient will receive disability benefits. The loss of disability benefits can negatively impact a patient's ability to afford medication and treatment. Thus, disability paperwork can and should be viewed as a logical extension of patient care.