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Financial Pain From Your Car Wreck

18 December 2017

Luke Warren

An accident can seem to produce double trouble; you may feel the pain and discomfort of an injury at the same time that your financial situation is worsening. Car wrecks can hit you in the wallet just as readily as anywhere else, especially when you consider that you may be missing work and dealing with numerous other issues all at the same time. Read on to learn more about getting paid for the damage this accident is doing to your finances.

Medical Costs

Most everyone is shocked at the high cost of medical services when even a minor issue can rack up thousands of dollars in medical bills. When it comes to car accident injuries, life-saving measures must be used, and no one thinks about the cost until later. When later comes, you may assume that the at-fault driver's insurance company will pick up the bill, but you may be in for a surprise. While that is the way it is supposed to work, the extraordinarily high cost of medical care may cause problems, and here's why:

1. Insurance companies have limits on how much they will pay out for medical bills, and if your injury turns out to be more serious than usual, you could get stuck with paying part of an astronomical bill.

2. Not everything is automatically covered by insurance, and you might be in for an unpleasant surprise if you had to be air-lifted to the nearest trauma center. This quick trip by air ambulance could cost as much as $50,000 or even more. If the insurance company decides that this trip was "not medically necessary", you may be on the hook for it. Only by filing a personal injury suit against the driver can you hope to force them to pay all medical expenses, no matter how high they are.

Lost Wages

If you are like most, you have to work to pay the bills. Add a car wreck with a debilitating injury to that you will likely find yourself in dire financial straits very quickly. Every single moment that you are away from work, you are entitled to be reimbursed for your salary. Were you grateful that you had some paid time off to use for your medical treatment and recuperation? You should know that, while you are fortunate to have these benefits, you should not have to use them because of a car accident. 

Don't allow the careless actions of another driver cause you financial problems. Speak to a personal injury legal advice service today about getting compensated for your injury and the impact on your life. 

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