The Illinois Legislature is still debating changes in the Illinois Workers Comp Law.
The changes are currently linked to votes for an Income Tax Increase.
Republicans want to severely reduce choice of doctors, amounts paid to doctors, and settlements.
If these changes are passed, Illinois Work Comp cases will be dramatically changed for the worse.
We should know what the Legislature will do in the next 5 days.
One of the most important things about winning your Social Security Disability case is that you become eligible for Medicare.
Medicare is very important because you will have access to medical care for the rest of your life.
However, you are not eligible immediately.
The rule is that approximately 30 months after your onset date your Medicare kicks in.
For example, if you applied for Social Security Disability in January 2009 and the Administrative Law Judge found you disabled with an onset date of March 2009 then you will be Medicare eligible in September 2011.
Questions about Medicare and how to win your Social Security Disability case? Feel free to call Illinois Social Security Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
Social Security intends to speed up the disability review process for certain cases. Check out this recent press release from Social Security.
http://www.ssa.gov/pressoffice/pr/fast-track-disability-process-pr.htm
To be eligible for Children’s SSI, you must meet both the financial and medical guidelines.
If you make too much money or own to much you will not be able to get SSI for your child. That is why Social Security asks you questions about your income and assets.
If you meet the financial guidelines, then you must qualify medically.
In Children’s SSI cases, Social Security looks at 6 different areas. 3 areas deal with physical limitations and 3 areas deal with mental limitations.
You must prove your child is markedly limited in 2 areas, or extremely limited in 1 area.
Examples are a child who is emotionally disturbed to the point that he must stay at a residential facility. Or a child who has severe asthma with documented breathing tests. There are countless other conditions that may qualify a child for SSI.
The point is that the child must show that she is limited beyond the typical child. For instance, just because a child has an IEP with special education services will not automatically qualify her for SSI.
Questions about your child and SSI? Feel free to call Bloomington, Illinois Social Security Lawyer Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
What if you have health insurance and you are injured on the job?
In Illinois, Work Comp insurance is sometimes slow to pay or authorize medical treatment.
Often the fastest way to get treatment is to run the treatment through your group health insurance.
The most important thing is to get your treatment and get back to work.
Do not worry if your health insurance has to pay. Workers’ Compensation insurance will have to reimburse or pay back your group health insurance company at the end of the case.
However, if your health insurance pays for Work Comp bills, then your settlement contracts will have to reflect that Work Comp is going to pay your insurance company back or you may end owing your health insurance for the bills. Be very careful about this.
Questions about your medical bills and Work Comp? Feel free to call Bloomington, Illinois Workmans Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.