Dameron Hosp. Assn. v. AAA Nor. Cal., Nev. & Utah Ins. Exc.

Filed 8/25/14 (unmodified opn. attached)

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(San Joaquin) ----

DAMERON HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION,

Plaintiff and Appellant, C070475

v. (Super. Ct. No. 39201000245260CUMCSTK)

AAA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, NEVADA

AND UTAH INSURANCE EXCHANGE et al., ORDER MODIFYING OPINION

AND DENYING PETITIONS

Defendants and Respondents. FOR REHEARING

[NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT]

THE COURT:

The opinion filed July 29, 2014, in the above cause is modified as follows: On page 5, immediately following the first sentence of the second paragraph, insert as the next sequentially numbered footnote the following text and adjust numbering of all subsequent footnotes accordingly: In reaching this conclusion, we do not express any opinion on collections carried out by a commercial health plan in administering federally funded programs (such as Medicare) that may specify who should be deemed the primary payer for treatments caused by third-party tortfeasors. (See, e.g., 42 U.S.C. §…