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BIELAR v. WASHOE HEALTH SYS., INC.

No. 57924.

306 P.3d 360 (2013)

Penny BIELAR, Appellant, v. WASHOE HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC., A Nevada Corporation; and Washoe Medical Center, Inc., A Nevada Corporation, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

July 11, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Durney & Brennan, Ltd., and Peter D. Durney , Reno, for Appellant.

Lewis & Roca, LLP, and David C. McElhinney , Scott S. Hoffman , and S. Paul Edwards , Reno, for Respondents.

Before PICKERING, C.J., HARDESTY and SAITTA, JJ.

OPINION

By the Court, HARDESTY, J.:

Under NRS 439B.260(1), hospitals generally must reduce charges by 30 percent to inpatients who lack insurance "or other contractual provision for the payment of the charge by a third party," are not eligible for public medical payment assistance, and arrange within 30 days of discharge to pay the hospital bill.1 The predominant issue for determination in this appeal is whether a settlement...

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