In Corcoran v. Taylor, 65 Conn. App. 340, 782 A.2d 728, cert. denied, 258 Conn. 925, 783 A.2d 1027 (2001), the Court opined that "the language and legislative history of 52-225a clearly indicate that 52-225a was intended to prevent plaintiffs from obtaining double recoveries, i.e., collecting economic damages from a defendant and also receiving collateral source payments." Corcoran v. Taylor, supra, 65 Conn. App. at 344-45. Section 52-225a (a) provides in relevant part that "in any civil action . . . wherein. . . damages are awarded to compensate the claimant, the court shall reduce the amount of such award which represents economic damages . . . by an amount equal to the total of amounts determined to have been paid under subsection (b) of this section . . . ." Subsection (b) provides in relevant part that "upon a finding of liability and an awarding of damages by the trier of fact . . . the court shall receive evidence . . . concerning the total amount of collateral sources which have been paid for the benefit of the claimant . . . ."