Steven Duane Auers, personally, and as trustee for the next of kin of Karen Auers v. Progressive Direct Insurance Company

OPINION

RODENBERG, Judge.

On appeal from a grant of' summary judgment in favor of respondent Steven Duane Auers in his capacity as trustee, appellant Progressive Direct Insurance Company argues that the district court erred in determining that a negotiated discount is not a collateral source subject to offset under Minn.Stat. § 548.251 where the injured party’s health-insurance carrier paid a reduced amount to satisfy the charges of the medical providers, claimed a subrogation lien for the amount it paid, and then assigned that lien to the injured party. Because a negotiated discount is a…