When personal injury settlements are calculated, a victim’s future care needs should be factored in. If they are going to have to keep visiting doctors and undergoing new treatments, those future medical expenses that they are sure to incur should be part of the negotiations. Our Queens personal injury attorneys have ways of calculating these expenses and fighting for the fair compensation offer that you deserve.
What Kinds of Future Medical Expenses Can an Accident Victim Face?
If you will not be completely recovered by the time your case wraps up, then the cost of your future care needs to be considered when damages are calculated. Your future medical expenses are going to be a result of this accident as well, so you should not be responsible for handling them when someone else’s negligence caused you to get hurt in the first place.
Your lawyer can try to calculate these expenses in two different ways. If your care needs are temporary and you’ll eventually get back to living your former lifestyle, we can just think about the few additional treatments that you need and how much those can cost. If your injuries are likely to have permanent effects, lifecare planning experts can help figure out your future medical expenses by examining a wide range of factors, including what kinds of treatments you need, what medical inflation looks like, and what kinds of options are available to you in your geographic area.
What Other Expenses Should Be Part of This Calculation?
Unfortunately, those future medical expenses are not the only costs to worry about. If your injuries will continue to affect your mobility, you may need to pay for things like upgrades to your home. Depending on your injuries, accessible bathrooms, stairlifts, or ramps may need to be installed, and such work doesn’t come cheap. You also have to think about how much money you spend going from appointment to appointment. These transportation costs should be considered in negotiations as well.
Is It Hard to Get Future Medical Expenses in a Settlement?
It can be. When you ask for past medical expenses, you can point to bills and medical records. You got the procedures already and their cost is clear.
When you try to secure future medical expenses in a settlement, there can be disagreement about how this part of your compensation should be calculated. Both sides could struggle to come together and agree on things like:
- What kinds of procedures will be necessary
- How much money those procedures will cost
- Whether you can even benefit from additional treatments
This is why it can help to have lifecare planning experts and medical experts who are ready to work with your lawyer. They can help estimate these costs accurately and make the case for why your compensation should be calculated with them in mind.
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So if you have been hurt in an accident and you are worried about how you’ll pay for current and future medical expenses, contact the Law Offices of George Poulos. Our lawyers can tell you more about what we can do to help with your personal injury case.
