http://www.northescambia.com/2014/11/florida-approves-lower-workers-comp-rates Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:32:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.northescambia.com/2014/11/florida-approves-lower-workers-comp-rates/comment-page-1#comment-285134 Henry Coe Sat, 15 Nov 2014 19:58:04 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=197257#comment-285134 And absolutely no mention of benefits? Are injured workers getting the care they need? Are doctors getting paid enough too be willing to take a Work Comp patient? Are workers compensation benefits enough that all injured workers are able to pay their bills and feed their families while they recover or have to wait to get on SSDI? Are claims benefits being paid in a timely manner so injured workers aren't having to live with administrative abuses of claims adjusters creating needless delays in payments? Who advocates for injured workers in the state of Florida? No one. They get pseudo health care and benefits with long waits of administrative abuses that make them feel like they are being punished for getting hurt on the job. Mind you, I'm talking about the 20% of workers with life altering injuries. Not the 80% with burns, cuts, muscle strains or bone breaks that are healed and better in a few weeks to a few months. With work comp, the greater the injury, if life altering, the more difficult the system is for the patient who ends up forced into settling with the carriers instead of getting the health care in a timely manner that they need. And absolutely no mention of benefits? Are injured workers getting the care they need? Are doctors getting paid enough too be willing to take a Work Comp patient? Are workers compensation benefits enough that all injured workers are able to pay their bills and feed their families while they recover or have to wait to get on SSDI?
Are claims benefits being paid in a timely manner so injured workers aren’t having to live with administrative abuses of claims adjusters creating needless delays in payments?
Who advocates for injured workers in the state of Florida? No one. They get pseudo health care and benefits with long waits of administrative abuses that make them feel like they are being punished for getting hurt on the job.
Mind you, I’m talking about the 20% of workers with life altering injuries. Not the 80% with burns, cuts, muscle strains or bone breaks that are healed and better in a few weeks to a few months.
With work comp, the greater the injury, if life altering, the more difficult the system is for the patient who ends up forced into settling with the carriers instead of getting the health care in a timely manner that they need.

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