Is it necessary for a plaintiff to advance a future cost of care claim in the context of medical necessity claims?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Harris v. Kraus, 2017 BCSC 640 (CanLII):
… As Garson J.A. said in Gregory v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, 2011 BCCA 144 at para. 39: I do not consider it necessary, in order for a plaintiff to successfully advance a future cost of care claim, that a physician testify to the medical necessity of each and every item of care that is claimed. But there must be some evidentiary link drawn between the physician’s assessment of pain, disability, and recommended treatment and the care recommended by a qualified health care professional: Aberdeen at paras. 43, 63.
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