Posted On: March 1, 2007, 10:45 am CST

Posted By: CK

I was injured 6 years ago, I can't work anymore, my doctor deems at 75% disabled and I only receive $113.00 a week. The insurance company ignores most requests from my doctor like regular acupuncture treatments (so I could possibly return to work if we can get my pain under control). They never pay me for "mileage and transportation", my lawyer always has to request a hearing to get anything resolved, wasting everyones time and money. I am so disgusted with the system. How can you survive by receiving $113.00 per week. I'll tell you how I do it. By putting regular bills on credit cards and cutting all fun expenses (my husband and I can't even afford McDonalds, haven't seen a movie in 6 years and shopping at the dollar store for Christmas presents). So needless to say we are now $10,000 in debt (credit card) and we only have $2,000 left to charge. My husband works a full time and part time job just to keep us afloat. If a cap is established (example 10 years) what then? I would receive nothing and we would lose our home. There has to be a better way. Situations for people on workers comp. who have a permanent or a partial permanent disability usually do not get better, their injury will only get worse in time (as is in my situation). It is hard enough now trying to make ends meet, I don't want to think about the future if I couldn't even receive my measly $113.00 per week. If they are trying to find where the corruption is look towards the insurance companys. They screw workers compensation and the states money everytime a hearing has to be requested for money that is rightfully owed to the claimant, even after a judges order to pay, the insurance company still doesn't so we have to request another hearing (waste everyones time and money again) so that the judge will impose a fine then I will finally see reimbursement. I hope the governor thinks long and hard about a cap. Thanks for hearing me sound off!!