Butler v. Indiana Department of Insurance

DICKSON, Justice.

We hold that, under the statute governing actions for the wrongful death of unmarried adult persons with no dependents, Ind.Code § 34-23-1-2 (1999), in the event medical providers issue statements of charges for medical, hospital, or other health care services but thereafter accept a reduced amount in full satisfaction of the charges due to contractual arrangements with the patient's health insurers, Medicare, or Medicaid, the amount recoverable for reasonable medi¢al and hospital expenses necessitated by the alleged wrong ful conduct is the total amount ultimately accepted…