Legal Opinion
Lehigh Valley Hosp. v. Dietrich (In re Dietrich)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 13, 2018No. Case No. 17-13378REF; Adv. No. 17-259PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD E. FEHLING, United States Bankruptcy Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
Debtor/Defendant, Richard Gilbert Dietrich ("Dietrich") needed brain surgery. The medical facility that he chose for his procedure was Plaintiff, Lehigh Valley Hospital (the "Hospital"). His health insurance carrier, however, identified the Hospital as non-participating. This meant that his health insurance carrier would not pay the Hospital directly; it would pay Dietrich the amount of the Hospital bills. Dietrich was then personally responsible to pay the insurance proceeds to the Hospital. Dietrich signed consent forms that…
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