Personal Injury Law

Mark R. Hanson, Esq. voices concern in Letter to Editor on Insurance Firm payments

By LaBovick Law

In response to a Palm Beach Post article on LaBovick & LaBovick, P.A. filing lawsuits against several insurance companies in Broward County,  Mark R. Hanson, Esq., made the following statement, which the Palm Beach Post published in its Op/Ed section on May 9.

Insurance Firms should Pay Providers as per Law

I feel compelled to comment on the article regarding the LaBovick law firm [published in the Palm Beach Post.

The article was critical of our firm for filing volumes of claims against various insurance companies for their failure to fully pay health care providers. The article failed to mention that before a suit can be filed, the insurance company is given two chances to pay the correct amount.

Only upon their failure to pay the doctors after being requested twice is a suit filed. If the insurance industry wants to stop these lawsuits, they simply have to pay the health care professionals what the law requires. Instead, they choose to nickel-and-dime the health care industry. When they get caught, they shift the blame by calling the lawyers greedy.

The insurance companies' failure to follow the law is what is driving up insurance premiums, not the attorneys who enforce the law. What would an insurance company do if their customers underpaid their premiums by $3?

Full post as published by LaBovick Injury Law Blog on May 10, 2010 (boomark / email).