Law Practice
May 9, 2017
New path for establishing future care costs
A recent decision held that a defendant can introduce evidence that health benefits under the Affordable Care Act are available to a plaintiff to mitigate future medical expenses.
Catherine M. Kelly
Senior Counsel
Chapman Glucksman Dean Roeb & Barger
Phone: (310) 458-8336
Email: cathy.kelly@santamonica.gov
John Marshall Law School, Chicago
In Cuevas v. Contra Costa County, 2017 DJDAR 4018 (April 27, 2017), the 1st District Court of Appeal said a defendant is not precluded from introducing evidence that health insurance benefits under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) are available to mitigate a plaintiff's future medical costs and that the collateral source rule is not violated when a defendant is allowed to offer evidence of the market value of future medical benefits.
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