Legal Opinion
Blatchford v. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 19, 2011No. 10-35785Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRABER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Adrienne Blatchford suffered serious injuries in a car accident. She received extensive health care services from Defendant Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (“the Consortium”). Pursuant to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Pub.L. No. 94-437, 90 Stat. 1400 (1976), the Consortium did not charge Plaintiff for those services because she is a Native American. But the Consortium filed a lien under Alaska law, Alaska Statutes §§ 34.35.450-.482, against any money that Plaintiff receives from third parties, related to the injuries for which it treated…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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