Does The State Of California Prohibit Courts From The Knowledge Of Hospital Bills Previously Paid By Medicare Or Insurance Companies?

Your question as to the right of California courts, obtaining knowledge of hospital bills, previously paid by Medicare or other Insurance companies is not a question, which can be answered yes or no. The right and wrong, lies within the law of privilege and whether the information is relevant to the case or a specific issue within the case. On the other hand there arises the question of ethical and unethical means in the acquisition of the knowledge/documents related to the hospital bills. Another issue is how the knowledge and documents are obtained and whether they relate to attorney/client privilege such a confidentiality.

The case at hand is the basis for the argument, whether a judge can order the information/documents revealed and submitted to the court. For instance, if someone were to deny payment of the bills the judge could subpoena the Medicare and other Insurance documents, as well as the hospital documents as proof of payment. If, the hospital denies payment received the judge could still subpoena, the Medicare and other Insurance documents, showing proof of payment was forwarded to the hospital.

The answer to your question is revealed knowledge and submission of documents as proof of payment, of the bills, depends upon the reason or need for the proof. The court cannot and would not just go into the Medicare and other Insurance company computers and make copies of the documents, but he can subpoena those documents, if they are relevant to the case or any issue within the case.

Your attorney cannot just submit the documents or reveal information, without your knowledge and approval, if you said this is privileged information or these are privileged documents. Which more than likely did not happen. It appears to me the answer is probably, yes, the California courts can, not only have knowledge, but can also obtain copies of the documents proving the bills were paid by Medicare and other Insurance.

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