Fully Paid Hospital Bill Over $300,000 Not Compensable 
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Published: May 16, 2011
Tags: Judge Randolph A. Beales, Virginia Court of Appeals, Workers' Comp
The Court of Appeals affirmed the determination of the Workers’ Compensation Commission that it lacked jurisdiction to order employer or its insurer to reimburse Medicaid for employee’s hospital bill which exceeded $300,000.
Employee was severely injured in an automobile accident in 2005 and treated at a state hospital at a cost of over $300,000. In ...
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