Law v. Griffith

General Laws c. 233, § 79G (§ 79G), concerns, in part, the admissibility of medical bills “as evidence of the *350fair and reasonable charge” for medical services provided.1 In this negligence action in which the plaintiff sought to recover damages for personal injuries, a Superior Court judge determined that the plaintiff’s medical bills could be excluded from evidence under § 79G because the amounts actually paid by the plaintiff’s medical insurer, and accepted by her medical providers, were significantly lower than the amounts the providers had billed. We conclude that the statute does not…