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If you are involved in workers’ compensation case and the insurance company is requesting that you submit to a QME or AME. What does this mean? What should I do? Well, QME stands for Qualified Medical Examination. If you agree to the insurance company’s QME, the insurance company is going to pick a doctor they know that will be very conservative. In other words, the report by that doctor will likely result in a lower rating than you deserve. This will result in a lesser settlement.
The term AME stands for Agreed Medical Exam. If this case goes to trial, the Judge will rely heavily on this exam. The reasoning is because both sides agreed to this particular doctor. When picking an Agreed Medical Examiner, you want to make sure this doctor does not always side with the insurance company.
If you want questions answered on your workers’ compensation or personal injury case, please contact the Sacramento and San Francisco workplace injury attorneys of the Otus Law Group at 800-348-2777.
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