Key legal question
Whether the insurer was entitled to appeal under Art. 89 BGG
Extracted holding
Yes. The insurer had a direct, practical interest because it had paid the hospital bills under a tiered-payment system and would be reimbursed only if the canton bore the difference.
Extracted reasoning
A paying insurer is specially affected and may litigate in its own name in disputes over the cantonal contribution under Art. 41(3) KVG.