Do you think this IME doctor is independent?
A client called me after his Illinois workers' compensation benefits were cut off when he went to an IME (independent medical examination) appointment with a physician at the request of the insurance company.
The doctor is 70+ and his office is only open on Tuesdays. The client says he timed the exam and it only lasted four minutes. The doctor's opinion was that the worker was in fact hurt, but he didn't think the pain was from the work accident. He didn't identify the mysterious cause of his problem or address the fact that the worker had no back pain until his accident.
These are the games an insurance company will pay. The bad news is that his benefits are cut off. The good news is that unless the Arbitrator finds the IME opinion to be credible, he will win his trial.
So does this doctor sound independent or credible to you?
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