collateral source benefit
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term “collateral source benefit” means any amount paid or to be paid in the future to or on behalf of the plaintiff, or any service, product, or other benefit provided or to be provided in the future to or on behalf of the plaintiff, as a result of the injury or wrongful death, pursuant to—
(i) any State or Federal health, sickness, income-disability, accident, or workers’ compensation law;
(ii) any health, sickness, income-disability, or accident insurance that provides health benefits or income-disability coverage;
(iii) any contract or agreement of any group, organization, partnership, or corporation to provide, pay for, or reimburse the cost of medical, hospital, dental, or income disability benefits; or
(iv) any other publicly or privately funded program.
Source
- 2005–present42 U.S.C. § 247DThe Public Health and Welfare · Targeted liability protections for pandemic and epidemic products and security countermeasures · under this chapter