The workers’ compensation claimants’ bar should take a page from the personal injury plaintiffs bar and use life care plans more regularly. Failing to use a life care plan in an appropriate case does a disservice to an injured worker because these plans are effective tools for persuading an insurance company, mediator or workers’ compensation judge about the true lifetime cost of treating the worker’s injuries.

Life care plans are common in the personal injury world, where personal injury lawyers often work with life care planning experts to prepare life care plans for their clients. Once a life care plan expert reviews the injured party’s medical records and interviews people knowledgeable about the worker’s condition and prognosis, they prepare a detailed report listing all future projected medical costs and treatments that can determine the overall value of a case.

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