Ohio Supreme Court: Hospitals can bill auto insurance companies

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled six-to-one this week that a hospital may bill a patient’s auto insurance for treatment given to a patient injured in a car accident (Source: “Ohio Supreme Court: Hospital May Bill Auto Insurer for Medical Care,” Ohio Hospital Association Health e-News (fourth story listed), Sept. 1, 2011).

The ruling overturns a Sixth District Court of Appeals decision that a Toledo Hospital could not bill a patient’s auto insurance provider. The Ohio Hospital Association, the Ohio State Medical Association, the Ohio Osteopathic Association, and the Ohio Association of Health Plans filed a “friend of the court” brief in the case.