Emergency Room Costs are they Excessive in Texas?
Medical costs associated with any type of vehicle collision are never insignificant and with truck accidents often are out of sight.
There is no shortage of statistics and reputable organizations to provide them in this country.
For instance, in an article in Money Magazine two years ago they cited the AAA findings that place the annual costs of accidents at $164.2 billion dollars or $1,051 per person.
These figures include the actual costs of short and long term medical care, emergency and police services, property damage, lost productivity and quality of life.
So what are the costs of authentic hospital tests? And what types of injuries call for their use? In fact, this topic is so complex that no simple answers are possible.
However, let it suffice to say that there is not enough room in this blog to provide sufficient answers. In the following few blogs though we shall consider the costs and use of MRIs, CAT scans, X Rays, orthopedic procedures, bone imaging, and ER visits.
Perhaps a better understanding of the price tag medical emergency services will give drivers a reason to redouble their efforts to drive defensively.
Unfortunately this does not even take into consideration the cost of increased vehicle insurance to offset these figures or the impact accidents have on a family finding themselves having to replace a car that has been declared a total loss.
Very rarely in Texas is the victim made whole on a property damage claim. Why is that? The answer is that consumers in Texas no longer have much legal recourse against their own insurance company when their own insurer treats them poorly.
Or sure you can litigate with your insurance company your property damage claim but they do not have to pay your attorney's fees.
It is time Texans demand that our elected representatives let us hold accountable the insurance companies who take our hard earned money.
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