Plaintiff Can't Recover Expenses Paid by Medicaid, Rules Illinois Appellate Court

Lawyers USAMay 08, 2007

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A personal-injury plaintiff cannot recover the amount of medical expenses billed, where the expenses were paid at a discounted rate through Medicare and Medicaid, the Illinois Appellate Court has ruled.

The plaintiff was injured in a traffic accident. She sought to introduce into evidence medical bills totaling $80,000. The amount actually paid by Medicare and the state agency administering Medicaid benefits, however, was $19,000.

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Plaintiff Can't Recover Expenses Paid by Medicaid, Rules Illinois Appellate Court

The trial judge allowed the jury to consider the $80,0...

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