Posted: 8/3/2010
Massachusetts: Amount Billed for Medical Expenses is Admissible, But Amount Paid is Not, High Court Rules
Siding with the trial bar and disagreeing with the position of an amicus brief filed by NAMIC, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled that, pursuant to a state statute, medical bills may be introduced as evidence in personal injury cases, but the amount paid and accepted as full payment by the medical provider cannot be disclosed to the jury.