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Health Care & Hospital Law

Aug. 31, 2001

High Court Takes 'Double-Dipping' Case

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether Medi-Cal patients can sue health care providers who try to seize their personal injury recoveries to pay medical expenses.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether Medi-Cal patients can sue health care providers who try to seize their personal injury recoveries to pay medical expenses.
        At issue is a common practice, sanctioned by s...

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