Right now, the
insurance industry is fighting hard and dedicating massive amounts of resources
to change the laws in order to make it easier to avoid payment of No-Fault
benefits. Citing rising claims costs, the insurance industry is advocating
changes that will make it harder for healthcare providers to be paid, and easier
for insurers to deny legitimate claims. The burden that the insurance industry
hopes to put on medical providers will overwhelm them, and in turn, lead them to
stop treating patients injured in car accidents. This means that the next time
you or a loved one is in a car accident, they might not receive treatment. The
insurance industry will not care about the resulting pain and suffering accident
victims will endure without treatment. The members of NYFAIR do
care.
We are here to speak
for the rights of accident victims and their right to quality medical
treatment. We are here to speak for the rights of the health care providers who
need to be able to treat their patients based on their assessment of medical
need, without interference from insurance companies. We are here to protect
you, your family, and all New Yorkers who will be affected if the Insurance
industry is the only voice that is heard in the New York State government on
these very important issues.